Cigarettes and drinks: What was produced in Armenia in JanuaryMarch 2, 2018 - 11:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Cigarette production grew 56% in January 2018 against the same period last year, the Armenian national statistical service reveals. Tobacco products worth AMD 12.1 billion were produced in the reporting period. Food production also grew, with 3.5% more produced in the first month of the year, while Beverage production decreased by about 15%. The country’s exports and imports increased by 45,2% and 47,6%, respectively, in January year-on-year. the industrial sector expanded by 14% in the reporting period, while that of construction grew 19.7%. 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |