 Iranian-Russian transport committee to hold 3rd meetingJuly 18, 2009 - 15:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Iranian-Russian transport committee will hold its 3rd meeting to discuss cooperation. The decision was taken during a meeting between the Head of Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization Shahriar Afandizadeh and Deputy Minister of transport Sergey Aristarkhov, Iranian state-run news agency Irna reported. The meeting participants focused on transport cooperation, specifically the North-South corridor. Earlier, Armenia also announced intention to join North-South agreement.   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 Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
