Armenian PM: we are going to launch direct air communication with ChinaApril 12, 2011 - 16:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Li Changchun, Politburo Standing Committee Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. “We attach importance to the Armenian-Chinese relations and strongly believe that your visit will facilitate their development,” said Sargsyan. For his part, Changchun expressed gratitude for a warm reception, as well as conveyed greetings of his Chenese counterpart Wen Jiabao. According to Changchun, the Armenian-Chinese political relations are at a high level and should serve as a basis for boosting relations in other fields, the RA governmental press service reported. A range of agreements on technical and economic cooperation between Armenia and China, as memorandums on cooperation between the Armenian Ministry of Culture and Chinese General Administration of Press and Publication, as well as between Impulse radio station and China Radio International were signed after the meeting. Besides, the parties agreed to launch a direct air communication between Armenia and China. 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”. |