Belarus offers Armenia to produce mini tractorsSeptember 28, 2010 - 15:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Belarusian Minister of Trade, Co-Chairman of the Armenian-Belarusian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation Valentin Chekanov said that the Belarusian Ministry of Trade and Armenian Ministry of Economy will negotiate mini tractors production. “We offered to establish an assembly factory for small-size machinery, as Armenia’s landscape does not allow using huge capacities,” Chekanov told the September 28 joint press conference with Armenian Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsyan. According to Chekanov, Belarus has already provided several such tractors to Armenia, but they would prefer such production to be established. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |