  Paper claims discrepancy in official export data April 26, 2012 - 11:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Customs Service of Armenia published a detailed statement on April 25 on export in Q1 2012. It said that Armenia exported commodities worth USD 292 mln in the specified period, Haykakan Zhamanak paper reports. “This is a very interesting figure since only 5 days ago Armenia’s State Statistical Service published quite different information on the subject,” the paper says. According to Haykakan Zhamanak, official statistical data indicated export totalling to USD 348 mln in the first quarter of 2012. This means that two governmental departments have 2 variants of the same index, the disparity amounting to USD 56 mln, paper says.   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 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. |
