Kim Kardashian planning to open SKIMS factory in ArmeniaOctober 9, 2019 - 10:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - American reality TV star Kim Kardashian West has revealed she's "excited" to open a SKIMS factory in Armenia. Kardashian, who is attending the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) in Yerevan, announced she hopes to move production of the shapewear range to Armenia after initialy planning to manufacture her products in Turkey. "I'm really excited because tonight (October 8) I have a meeting to talk about future investments and how to open up a factory here and how to really bring business to Armenia," Kardashian said in an interview with Reuters. The move comes after the beauty mogul was criticized for selling products made in Turkey in the light of the Armenian Genocide, perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire in 1915-1923. Kim herself has on numerous occasions called for the U.S. government to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide. Kardashian said she was not involved in the decision to manufacture products in Turkey, explaining: "I actually wasn't really a part of production at the beginning." She said she was presented with "tons of samples from many different factories and I picked quality. I didn't ask like 'Well where's each one made?' and no one thought to tell me until after production." Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. |