Armenia offers to ban BSEC PA panel chairmanship more than twice in successionOctober 14, 2011 - 13:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A meeting of the committee on economic, trade, technology and environmental issues of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation completed in Tbilisi, Georgia, on October 13. As a PanARMENIAN.Net reported from the Georgian capital, the participants focused on improvement of tax systems in BSEC member states. According to committee chairman Gagik Minasyan said that the Armenian delegation proposed to ban a possibility of chairmanship in the panel for more than two consequent times. “The proposal was not accepted during this session, however, we are planning to raise it in Tirana in November, when Armenia will assume chairmanship. The Armenian delegation also includes Areg Ghukasyan, Vardan Bostanjyan and Vardan Khachatryan. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |