Armenia to cooperate with Romania in transport & communication fieldApril 27, 2011 - 13:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Transport and Communication Manuk Vardanyan received Romanian Ambassador to Armenia Crina Rodica Prunariu to discuss programs of cooperation. The parties referred to the results of the March 10-11 sitting of the Armenian-Romanian intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation in Bucharest, the Ministry’s press service reported. Vardanyan said that the agreements reached during the intergovernmental commission’s sitting will be fulfilled. Vardanyan and Prunariu also discussed opportunities for implementing joint programs in the field of transport and communication, specifically, postal services provision. 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 | 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. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |