Armenian Agriculture Ministry predicts 6% grape harvest growthJuly 26, 2012 - 14:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Agriculture Ministry forecasts 6% growth of grape harvest in 2012, Minister of Agriculture said. “I’m sure the grape purchase price this year will be no lower than that of last year,” Sergo Karapetyan said. The purchase price of grapes in 2011 totaled on average AMD 120-130. In this context, he noted that 28% growth has been recorded in the crop sector in the first half of 2012. 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |