British trade envoy arrives in Armenia for investment talksFebruary 13, 2018 - 13:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The British trade envoy to Armenia and Georgia, Mark Pritchard, MP, began his third visit to Armenia on Tuesday, February 13 since his appointment in September 2017, to continue his exploration of opportunities to increase the volume of trade and investment between the UK and Armenia. During his visit, Pritchard will have meetings with the Minister of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources of Armenia Ashot Manukyan, Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan, Head of the State Tourism Committee Zarmine Zeytuntsyan and Head of Tourism Development Foundation Ara Khzmalyan, as well as with business operators in Armenia. The first two visits of the UK envoy to Armenia took place in October and November 2017. Pritchard used the two visits to learn more about Armenia and the opportunities for closer collaboration through meetings with the Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, various Ministers as well as representatives of International Financial Institutions. 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 | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |