  2010 World Expo in Shanghai to kick off Apr. 30 evening April 30, 2010 - 11:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The opening ceremony of the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai will kick off at the Expo Park on Friday night. 192 countries and 50 international organizations will take part in the Shanghai Expo, which features 189 National Pavilion Days and 39 International Organization Days as well as 20,000 cultural performances. The six-month event is expected to attract over 70 million visitors, of which 3.5 million are from abroad. It will also be attended by leaders from more than 100 countries, xinhuanet.com reports. Armenia’s pavilion will feature the City of the Future, a model of a new city to live in.   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 |  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. |
