Greater volumes of wheat imported to ArmeniaSeptember 2, 2010 - 15:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to the RA State Revenue Committee, 147,852t of wheat were imported to Armenia at the amount of $36.998mln in the first half of 2010 against 126,841t ($32.160mln) during the same period in 2009. Salex Group company, owned by member of the Armenian parliament Samvel Alexanyan, dominates in the flour and wheat market with 42.05%, it is followed by Manan Grain with 36.7%. Meanwhile, Salex Group and Manan Grain secure around 80% of Armenia’s internal market. Basically, Armenia imports grain from Russia – 300,000-400,000thous t per year. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |