RA government approves schedule of measures on provision of 2011 state budget executionDecember 23, 2010 - 16:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During the December 23 sitting, the Armenian government approved the schedule of measures on provision of the 2011 state budget execution. On December 22, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed the Law on 2011 State Budget of Armenia, which was adopted by the RA National Assembly on December 9. According to the 2011 state budget, the expenditures will exceed AMD 1 trillion, while revenues will be more than AMD 852bln, the RA 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”. |