  President Sargsyan: cooperation with Iran important to Armenia June 2, 2012 - 17:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with Iran's Minister of Energy Majid Namjoo. President Sargsyan noted that Armenia attaches great importance to cooperation with friendly Iran. Minister Namjoo, in turn, conveyed Iran’s leader invitation to President Sargsyan to participate in Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran. The parties hailed the increase in trade turnover recorded for the past years, underscoring the importance of cooperation in the energy sector, implementation of key projects that will foster the further growth of turnover between the two countries. The two men hailed the activity of Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental committee, the next meeting of which will be held in Yerevan in near future.   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. |
