U.S. Embassy in Yerevan hosts cheese and wine samplingDecember 3, 2010 - 20:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On December 3, the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan hosted a cheese and wine sampling, featuring products of 7 wine- and 10 cheese-makers. The event was organized by the Embassy and Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD). “It’s a small part of products made in Armenia. I am hopeful that these will appear on your tables after this evening,” Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch said welcoming the guests. “Such events help local manufacturers present their production at international market,” Agriculture Minister Gerasim Alaverdyan commented. 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. |