Armenia to participate in Ashkhabad Energy ConferenceFebruary 12, 2009 - 20:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will take part in the International Conference entitled "Reliable and Stable Transit of Energy-carriers and its Role in Promotion of Steady Development and International Cooperation." Armenia is invited to participate in a debate on partnership perspectives in fuel and energy sector, state-run Turkmen news agency reported. The invitation was issued at Intergovernmental Commission Conference, attended by representatives of governmental structures of Armenia and Turkmenistan. The commission was headed by Khidir Saparliev, Deputy Chairman of Turkmenistan Cabinet and Armen Movsisyan, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Armenia. 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. |