Armenia’s Chamber of Commerce to hold investment conferenceDecember 13, 2012 - 16:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Armenia is getting ready to hold an international “Investment conference” as part of “East Invest” program, the program coordinator for Armenia said. “We are currently developing the programs, to be further presented to the investors,” Vladimir Amiryan said, adding that the event plans to bring together 30-50 European organizations. The event will feature meetings between Armenian and European businessmen, enabling them to discuss future cooperation prospects. RA Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been implementing the three-year “East Invest” since 2011 in the framework of Eastern Partnership (EaP). Twinning project launched in 2012 aims to explore international cooperation benefits, featuring seminars and meetings with representatives of chamber of commerce of Spain, Hungary and Poland present. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |