Yerevan, St. Petersburg discuss cooperation prospectsNovember 30, 2011 - 11:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In June 2011, Saint Petersburg and Yerevan reached a cooperation agreement on trade, education, culture and tourism. For the past two years the trade turnover increased by 6% to total USD 14 mln, First Deputy Chairman of St. Petersburg Committee for External Relations Andrey Petruk said on November 30. A 10-member delegation arrived in Yerevan to participate in a business forum and a roundtable on outcomes and prospects for Yerevan- Saint Petersburg cooperation. “Today’s business forum will enable us to unveil new cooperation prospects given the fact that a large number of Armenian businessmen work in Saint Petersburg,” Petruk said. Head of the Foreign Relations Department of the Yerevan city administration David Gevorgyan, in turn, added that the cooperation project was developed on basis of friendly ties between the two cities. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |