  Armenian, Iranian Agriculture Ministers to sign MoU September 2, 2011 - 16:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Agriculture Minister Sergo Karapetyan will visit Iran September 3-5 on the invitation of his Iranian counterpart Sadegh Khalilian. Signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two countries’ ministries, discussion of further cooperation in agriculture sector, specifically crop harming, cattle-breeding and plant growing, are planned. Also on Armenian Minister’s agenda are visits to agricultural and research institutions, as well as Tabriz-based tractor works, with investment opportunities in Armenia’s agriculture to be discussed further, Armenian Agriculture Ministry’s 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 |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
