SCPEC to visit France on his counterpart’s invitationOctober 21, 2011 - 17:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On Oct 24, the chairman of the State Commission for Protection of Economic Competition (SCPEC) Artak Shaboyan will leave for France on the invitation of the French Competition Authority President Bruno Lasserre. A discussion of a memorandum of cooperation is on SCPEC chairman’s visit agenda. The parties will also focus on a number of issues of mutual interest as well as development of relations between Armenian and French economic competition organizations, SCPEC 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 | 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. |