Armenian Consumers' Association: fast food not for ArmeniaMarch 13, 2009 - 19:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On Mar 15 Armenian Consumers Association will hold a protest action in front of fast food points. Campaign materials will recorded and sent to International Consumers Association Headquarters in London, the Association Chairman Melita Hakobyan told a news conference on Friday. It's public knowledge that fast -food is a cause for many diseases (including cardiovascular diseases and obesity), so the Government and Armenian Consumers Association need to establish collaboration marketing of unhealthy food. According to statistics, over 22 million children in the world are suffering from obesity. 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 | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. |