RA PM, IFC Country Director discuss cooperation prospectsJune 11, 2009 - 00:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met Wednesday with Snezana Stoiljkovic, IFC Country Director for Central and Eastern Europe and Thomas Lubeck, head of the Armenia and Georgia office of the IFC, reported the information center of Armenian government.Mrs. Stoiljkovic outlined investment, study and consultancy programs carried out in Armenia by the Corporation. Then the prospects and possibilities for upholding bilateral cooperation amidst the global crisis have been discussed. In conclusion, PM Sargsyan assured that the government of Armenia will be supportive of IFC programs in Armenia and expressed hope that they would meet the Government's strategic commitments and priorities. 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 | 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. |