  5.8% growth recorded in Armenia’s brandy production in Q1 2011 April 30, 2011 - 13:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 2,906.4thous. liters of brandy were produced in Armenia in January-March 2011, what is 5.8% higher compared to the same period in 2010. According to the RA National Statistical Service, production of vodka dropped by 28.9% to total 944.5thous. liters during the reported period. 873.3thous. liters of wine were produced in January-March 2011 against 961.4thous. liters in 2010 (9.2% drop). 1,595.9thous. liters of beer were produced in January-March 2011 against 1,852.9thous. liters during the same period in 2010 (13.9% drop). 10.5% drop was recorded in sparkling wine production to reach 48.4thous. liters in 2011. 9.9% increase was recorded in soft drinks production in 2011, reaching 7,262.2thous. 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 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. |
