  Armenian Agriculture Minister forecasts 8-9% growth July 26, 2012 - 14:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will succeed in ensuring 8-9% agricultural growth in 2012, the country’s Agriculture Minister said. Sergo Karapetyan cited the recently published statistical data, according to which gross agricultural production totaled AMD 203,6 bln. in the first half of 2012, increasing by 8,1% compared with the same period of 2011. “The biggest growth was registered in crop industries (28 %), with 2% and 25,2%. growth recorded in livestock and fish production respectively. The tendencies will remain unchanged by the yearend, considering all the necessary preconditions to ensure 8-9% growth,” he said.   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 Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
