Armenian, Ukrainian Chambers of Commerce and Industry to sign cooperation agreementSeptember 6, 2010 - 15:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is hosting the Ukrainian-Armenian business forum on September 6-8. The Armenian delegation is comprised of representatives of 15 companies engaged in mechanical engineering and high technology industries, as well as consumer goods and import-export fields. An agreement on cooperation between the Armenian and Ukrainian Chambers of Commerce and Industry will be signed during the business forum, Analitikia.at.ua reported. The first Armenian-Ukrainian business forum was held in Yerevan in June 1998. According to data provided by the RA National Statistical Service, 52.5% growth was recorded in the turnover between Armenia and Ukraine in the first half of 2010 as compared with the same period in 2009, reaching $96.7mln or 5.4% of Armenia’s foreign trade. Meanwhile, the negative balance of Armenia’s turnover with Ukraine grew by 56.3% in January-June 2010, totaling $87.1mln. Related links: 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |