  Armenian diamond cutting industry recovering April 26, 2011 - 10:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian diamond cutting industry recovering, according to Economy Minister Tigran Davtyan. “After the crisis, economy is recovering not so rapidly as we wish. However, the diamond cutting industry is among fields to be given special attention,” the Minister said during a roundtable discussion with participation of representatives of ALROSA, Russia’s largest diamond company. The discussion aimed to determine the future bilateral cooperation plans and strengthen partnership. 3,189 carats of diamond were produced in Armenia in January 2011 against 3,078 carats during the same period in 2010. 12.5kg of jewelry was produced during the reporting period against 17.2kg in 2010. The slump in the industry was 27.3% compared to January 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 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”. |
