  Armenian Agriculture Minister praises organization of grape purchase  October 12, 2011 - 13:23 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - 2011’s grape production volume in Armenia reached 175 thousand tons against 220 thousand in 2010, according to Armenian Agriculture Minister. At news conference in Yerevan, Sergo Karapetyan gave high assessment to organization of grape purchase in 2011, with 106 thousand tons of grape bought in 2011 against 130 thousand in 2010. According to the Minister, purchase price was set at AMD 130 per kilo; in Tavush province, grapes were sold for AMD 120 because of low sugar content and higher transportation price. According to Karapetyan, the purchase of grapes, vegetables and fruit is in progress.  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 Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
