Yerevan to host AgroForum in Rural Worker Day celebration frameworkOctober 19, 2013 - 14:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan attended the opening of ArmProd Expo 2013 exhibit Friday, October 17. The event will last through October 20, the Rural Worker Day. Mergelyan Institute of Mathematical Machines hosted the event, featuring production of 50 companies manufacturing alcoholic beverages, mineral water and fruit juices, canned vegetables, dairy, meat and fish products, dried fruit, pastries and coffee, and other foodstuffs, as well as companies providing packaging and laboratory services, with agriculture equipment also exhibited at the event. The first ArmProd Expo international exhibit was held in 2001, with the event organizers aiming to assess competitiveness of products featured, present advanced technologies and new products, expand export opportunities and establish new business contacts. Armenia will also be hosting an AgroForum in the framework of the Rural Worker Day. The government of Armenia forecasted a 5% growth in agriculture, with a 5,6% agriculture production increase posted during the first 7 month of 2013. A 1,6% was reported in manufacturing of meat and dairy products. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |