Armenian PM attends Caucasus construction and repair Expo 2013March 29, 2013 - 21:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended Yerevan-hosted "Caucasus construction and repair Expo 2013”. The event brought together 60 representatives of companies from Armenia, Italy, Georgia, Russia and Germany, with local commercial banks briefing on mortgage and credit services. The expo aims to search for new markets, attract foreign investments and demonstrate Armenia’s economic potential for new business partners. 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 | 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. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. 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. |