  Armenia registered 3.1% growth in brandy production in Jan-Feb 2011 April 5, 2011 - 15:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 1,755.1thous. liters of brandy were produced in Armenia in January-February 2011, what is 3.1% higher compared to the same period in 2010. According to the national Statistical Service, production of vodka dropped by 22.8% to total 514thous. liters during the reported period. 448.9thous. liters of wine were produced in January-February 2011 against 570.1thous. liters in 2010 (21.3% drop). 858thous. liters of beer were produced in January-February 2011 against 956.9thous. liters during the same period in 2010 (10.3% drop). 7.1% drop was recorded in sparkling wine production to reach 3,820.9thous. liters in 2011. 0.4% increase was recorded in soft drinks production in 2011, reaching 3,820.9thous. liters.   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”. |
