CBA issues 2 gold and 4 silver commemorative coins to honor prominent ArmeniansJune 17, 2010 - 15:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) issued Raffi-175 gold commemorative coin dedicated to the birth anniversary of the Armenian writer and publicist, as well as Vahan Terian-125 gold commemorative coin dated to the birth anniversary of the Armenian poet. The nominal value of coins totals AMD 10000, the CBA press service reported. Besides, the Central Bank issued silver commemorative coins: Leo-150 - dedicated to the birth anniversary of the Armenian historian, publicist and writer (with nominal value of AMD 1000); Vardgez Sureniants-150 – dedicated to the birth anniversary of the Armenian painter (with nominal value of AMD 100); Leonid Yengibarov-75 – dedicated to the birth anniversary of the Armenian circus artist, clown and mime; Movses Khorenatsi-1600 – dedicated to the birth anniversary of the prominent medieval historian, the author of the History of Armenia. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |