Decrease recorded in diamond and jewelry production in Armenia![]() April 30, 2011 - 14:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 14,397 carats of diamond were produced in Armenia in January-March 2011 against 14,775 carats during the same period in 2010. According to the National Statistical Service, 80.4kg of jewelry was produced during the reporting period against 117.7kg in 2010. The slump in the industry was 31.7% compared to January-March 2010. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |