  Turkey rejects Armenian electricity dealSeptember 15, 2008 - 14:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish state energy committee rejected the companies intending to import Armenian electricity. The committee conditioned its refusal by Armenia's non-participation in Kars-Tbilisi-Baku project, Milliyet reports. Earlier, Armenian Energy and Natural Resources Minister Armen Movsisyan said that Armenia will launch electricity delivery to Turkey in 2009. The agreement was signed during Turkish President Gul's visit to Armenia, according to him.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
