Sofia to host Armenian-Bulgarian intergovernmental commission meetingJuly 20, 2012 - 20:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with the Bulgarian ambassador to Armenia Georgi Karastamatov. According to government’s press service, Prime Minister Sargsyan congratulated the envoy on his appointment, wishing him success in further activity. The two men attached great importance to the development of Armenian-Bulgarian trade and economic relations through activity of the intergovernmental commission, the next meeting of which will be held in Sofia. Ambassador Karastamatov, in turn, conveyed to Prime Minister Sargsyan his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borisov’s invitation to visit Bulgaria, noting that his country will host Armenian Culture Days this year. 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 | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. |