  Procedural barriers in exporting Armenian products to be simplified May 31, 2017 - 23:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Executive Director of the Development Foundation of Armenia (DFA) Armen Avak Avakian and President of Iran Trade Promotion Organization, Iranian Deputy Minister of Industries, Mines and Trade Mojtaba Khosrowtaj signed a memorandum of understanding to boost bilateral cooperation, DFA press service reports. The parties discussed practical steps and current problems in the sectors of investment and trade turnover. Following last year’s Tehran-hosted Armenia Expo, 18 companies operating in food, construction, jewelry, tourism and textile sectors and banks started talks on exporting Armenian goods and services to Iran. After the Expo, DFA Executive Director raised the issue of eliminating procedural barriers in exporting Armenian products to Iran. At the meeting, Avakian stressed the need to simplify those procedures, further briefing the Iranian official on Armenia’s most prospective sectors in terms of investments.   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 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. |
