Yerevan to host Armenian-Chinese business forum April 12April 7, 2011 - 17:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Director-General of the Department of European Affairs of the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, Sun Yongfu said that Li Changchun, Politburo Standing Committee Member of the CPC Central Committee, will arrive in Armenia soon. After completion of the 6th meeting of the Armenian-Chinese intergovernmental commission, co-chairman of the commission Yongfu also said that a business forum will be organized in Yerevan on April with participation of the two countries entrepreneurs. 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 | 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. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. 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. |