Armenian Premier and Jay Rakow discussed RA-Lincy Foundation collaboration issuesNovember 5, 2009 - 16:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Delegation, led by RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan is on a working visit to USA to participate in ArmTech 2009 business forum. On the first day of his visit, RA Premier met Lincy Foundation officials: Lincy Foundation President and Senior Vice-President, Jay Rakow and Harut Sassounian. The parties discussed RA-Lincy Foundation collaboration issues.ArmTech Congress '09, the third Global Armenian High Tech Industry & Business Conference, will be held under the patronage of RA Prime Minister on November 5-8, 2009 in the Silicon Valley. Armenian delegation includes RA Governmental Staff Head David Sargsyan, RA Economy Minister Nerses Yeritsyan and other high ranking officials, governmental press service reported. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |