  ISO head briefed on Armenian standardization processes April 18, 2012 - 17:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Economy Tigran Davtyan met with chairman of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Boris Aleshin and head of Russian Committee for standardization and Metrology Grigory Elkin. Director of Armenian National Institute of Standards (SARM) Yenok Azaryan also attended the meeting. Discussion of issues related to bringing the Armenian standardization field in line with international, European and inter-governmental demands was on meeting agenda. Armenia’s participation in regional processes of standardization field was also in the focus. Mr. Aleshin further noted that Saint Petersburg will host a meeting of ISO General Assembly Committee in 2013.   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”. |
