Electric vehicles should be promoted in ArmeniaJune 25, 2011 - 14:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - It is urgent for Armenia to stimulate use of vehicles functioning on renewable energy sources, Morten Sondergaard, according to representative of Danish Energy Management. The country authorities should re-consider legislative field, namely to cancel excise on bio-ethyl used as a bio-fuel in the transportation field as well as to revoke customs duties for electric vehicles enabling their penetration to the Armenian market, Sondergaard told journalists on June 25 presenting the manual program on development of renewable energy sources in the Armenian health resort city Aghveran (Kotayk province). Today the country’s authorities give preference to public transport working on natural gas, and the works are in progress on stoppage of trams use which is considered an ecologically pure transport throughout the world. In 2010, vehicles growth in the country increased by 9% as compared to 2009, moreover 40% vehicles replaced petrol fuel with natural gas. 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 | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenia Security Council chief to attend Ukraine peace summit Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will take part in the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. Armenia recalls Belarus envoy for consultations Armenian Ambassador to Belarus has been called to Yerevan for consultations, a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry reveals. |