  Russian regional leaders to arrive in Armenia to discuss expansion of cooperation September 15, 2010 - 18:38 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration, Armen Gevorgyan met with the Ambassador of Russia to Armenia, Vyacheslav Kovalenko. The head of RosSotrudnichestvo Armenian representation, Victor Krivopuskov also attended the meeting. The parties discussed the oncoming working visit of Territorial Administration Minister to Russia, as well as the business forum scheduled for the first quarter of 2011. Within forum framework, Russian regional leaders will arrive in Armenia to discuss expansion of economic, trade and humanitarian cooperation, ministerial press service reported.   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 |  Latest 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. |
