ArmProd EXPO 2016 to improve agro produce, expand export opportunitiesOctober 21, 2016 - 14:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - ArmProd EXPO 2016, a specialized exhibition of agricultural produce opened in Yerevan on Friday, October 21. President Serzh Sargsyan attended the launch of the event which will run though Sunday. The fair aims to present agricultural products and possibilities of processing raw materials, assess the competitiveness of the produce, expand export opportunities and establish business contacts, also displaying high-quality agricultural and food product range to visitors. 90 organizations from Armenia’s provinces and Nagorno Karabakh, representing local agricultural product processing industry participate in the trade show. President Sargsyan toured the fair, got familiarized with the products and participants, addressing the further development of the sector and the challenges it faces. 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. |