  Russian minister confident gas agreement will “benefit all” October 12, 2012 - 16:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian gas price upsurge for Armenia was in the focus of the discussion at a subsequent meeting of Armenian-Russian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation, co-chair of the Russian side, Transport Minister of Russia said. “The negotiations are underway. I’m confident that the agreements to be reach will benefit both sides,” Maxim Sokolov told a joint press conference with co-chair of the Armenian side, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. It’s noteworthy that it was Sokolov’s first participation in an event of this kind as co-chair of the Russian part of the commission. Bilateral relations in the fields of economy, culture and military-technical cooperation were further discussed.   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 Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
