  President welcomes Asian Development Bank’s activity in Armenia July 18, 2012 - 17:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with Asian Development Bank (ADB) delegation led by the vice-chairman Xiaoyu Zhao. President Sargsyan welcomed the bank’s activity in Armenia as well as the whole Asian region. The President expressed hope for the delegation’s visit to strengthen ties with Armenia, thus promoting its stable economic development. The vice-chair, in turn, expressed commitment to the bank’s activity in Armenia. As the bank’s official further noted, negotiations are in progress with Armenia’s government to attract international investors for construction of North-South road corridor, presidential press service reported.   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 Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia  Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports.Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |
