  Vache Gabrielyan: Armenia’s state debt to reduce starting 2013 January 24, 2011 - 15:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s state debt totaled $3bln 795mln, what is 44.4% of the GDP. According to Finance Minister Vache Gabrielyan, the state debt will remain unchanged in 2011 and 2012 but will reduce starting 2013. “We control the state debt and experience no problem with its servicing, as we have various sources of financing,” he told a press conference on January 24. He also informed that tax return to the Armenian state budget totaled AMD 591.9bln against the planned AMD 570bln in 2010.   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 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.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. |
