Armenia to participate in creation of CIS Center for Nanotechnology InnovationsJuly 1, 2009 - 20:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The CIS countries intend to set up an international innovation center of nanotechnologies, the press service of the Federal Agency for Running Special Economic Zones (RosOEZ) reports. According to experts, this center will play the role of a "locomotive" for the formation of a common regional market of nanoindustry in the CIS space. On July 1-2, an information forum on the creation of this center will be held in Dubna. The Federal Agency for Running Special Economic Zones, the Unified Institute of Nuclear Researches "Dubna," the Russian Scientific Center "Kurchatov Institute," the International Fund of Humanitarian Cooperation of the CIS Member States and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine are the organizers of the forum. Specialists from Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, as well as international and European companies and organizations will take part in the forum. 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |