Armenia, Romania to intensify efforts to reach mutually beneficial agreementsMarch 11, 2011 - 16:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Transport and Communication Manuk Vardanyan met on March 10 with Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on the sidelines of a sitting of the Armenian-Romanian trade, economic, scientific and technical intergovernmental committee in Bucharest. The parties expressed willingness to intensify efforts for reaching mutually beneficial agreements, using the existing bilateral potential, as well as mechanisms and opportunities provided by the EU Eastern Partnership and BSEC, the press service of the RA Ministry of Transport and Communication reported. On the same day, Vardanyan also met with Minister of Communications and Information Society of Romania Valerian Vreme to discuss development of economic ties in certain fields. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province 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. |