  Tigran Sargsyan: Armenia to considerably increase wheat production by 2014 October 1, 2010 - 17:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited Masis town to observe unloading of 1,000t of wheat seeds imported from Russia. The Prime Minister found out opinion of professionals in agriculture about the wheat quality on site, the RA Government’s press service reported. Tigran Sargsyan said that the imported seeds will help to increase recultivation of both wheat and seeds, strengthening the country’s food security and self-sufficiency of wheat production. It is foreseen that Armenia will be able to considerably increase wheat production volume by 2014, resulting in decrease of import volumes and dependence on international prices. “As a result of the program, which we will be implementing for five years, we will get qualitative improvements in agriculture,” said Sargsyan.   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 Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
