  Armenia, Iran consider field of energy to be among basic directions of cooperation November 8, 2010 - 19:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During his visit to Esfahan oil and chemical plant, Armenian Deputy Minister of Energy Ara Simonyan spoke for boosting cooperation between Iran and Armenia in the field of energy. According to Simonyan, the field is considered to be among basic directions of cooperation between the two countries, Iran News reported with reference to Shana agency. Such cooperation will create favorable conditions for the efficient development of the two countries’ joint economic activity, concluded Simonyan.   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 Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
