  Armenian winemakers stored 135 thousand tons of grapes in 2010November 12, 2010 - 14:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenians winemakers have stored 135 thousand tons of grapes this year, chairman of the Union of Winemakers of Armenia said. “This year was remarkable for a number of reasons,” Avag Harutyunyan told a news conference on November 12. “We reaped a good harvest and the winemakers had the possibility to buy only high-quality grapes,” he said. The average purchase price for 1 kg of grapes totaled AMD 124 against AMD 117 in 2009 and AMD 142 in 2008.   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 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.Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan.Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan.Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |
