 Armenian Finance Minister to attend economic meeting in Astana May 21, 2012 - 17:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 22-24, Armenian Finance Minister Vache Gabrielyan will participate in CIS ministerial meetings of Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) in Astana, Kazakhstan. He will further attend the fifth economic conference of Astana on global challenges and perspectives, the Ministry’s press service reported. The EDB meeting will feature discussion of issues related to the bank’s operation and economic cooperation. On the next day, CIS finance ministers will discuss the current financial-economic state and issues related to financial cooperation.   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 Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
