Central Bank of Armenia awards Brain Ring intellectual contest participantsMay 20, 2011 - 17:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - To increase school students’ economy skills, the Central Bank of Armenia jointly with Armenia’s Youth Achievements NGO, organized a Brain Ring intellectual contest. Over 500 10th graders from 100 schools throughout Armenia participated in the preliminary round, CBA press service reported. A youth team from Armenia’s Armavir region won the contest; Kotayk and Shirak teams become contest runner-ups. The winners were awarded with special prizes and honorary diplomas. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |