International organizations to help Armenia improve competitionNovember 8, 2010 - 11:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A delegation of the State Commission for Protection of Economic Competition led by chairman Artak Shaboyan departed for Switzerland for participation in the 6th UN Conference on Competition Policy. Upon results of the conference, the international organizations will decide on measures to be taken to improve competition in Armenia. Prior to the event, the UN specialists paid a visit to the republic and prepared a report that will be submitted during the conference, the SCPEC press service reported. SCPEC Chairman Artak Shaboyan will brief on the commission’s activity and planned reforms. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |