Armenia to increase electric power export volumes to IranOctober 5, 2010 - 16:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan said that the volumes of electric power export from Armenia to Iran will be increased. “The volumes of electric power export have considerably increased this year compared to 2009, and they will continue growing also next year,” Movsisyan told journalists on October 5. As for Georgia, the Minister noted that currently Armenia does not supply electric power to it, while its export in future depends on many factors, including climate and precipitation in 2011. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |