  CIS states to cooperate in telemedicine sector  November 19, 2010 - 17:51 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian delegation led by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan participated in CIS Prime Ministers’ Council meeting in St. Petersburg. At the meeting, the Prime Ministers passed a resolution to launch preparatory work for bill on Free Trade to be submitted for CIS leaders’ approval. Creation, development and implementation of telemedicine; cooperation programs on legal and intellectual property protection, food security increase in CIS states were discussed among other issues. As was emphasized at the meeting, Armenia implemented 32 programs in the framework of 2008-2010 CIS interstate humanitarian cooperation fund.   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 Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24  U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |
