  Opening of Armenian-Turkish border to promote Armenia's economic developmentOctober 1, 2009 - 19:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Analyzing the economic potentials of Armenia and Turkey, Dashnak MP Artsvik Minasyan introduced ARFD bureau's document enumerating all the risks that may be caused by Armenian-Turkish Protocols. "We have revealed 53 problems demanding urgent solution," Minasyan told a news conference in Yerevan.Head of Parliamentary Committee on Economic Issues Vardan Ayvazyan disagreed with him arguing that in case of border opening Armenia's export will increase by 38% and GDP will record a 3% growth. "Border opening will give us chance to develop Armenia's economy," he noted.   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 |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
