Armenia and Serbia intend to develop trade and economic collaborationJuly 29, 2009 - 20:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA Economy Minister Nerses Yeritsyan and Serbian Minister of Trade and Services Slobodan Milosavljevic discussed development of economic collaboration between the two countries. The parties emphasized the importance of strengthening collaboration in the sphere of information technologies, agriculture, food production, pharmacy and tourism.The ministers exchanged views on implementation of joint programs, expressing their readiness to support any initiative aimed at stimulation of forming trade and economic relations between Armenia and Serbia. Nerses Yeritsyan and Slobodan Milosavljevic also discussed organization of business forum in nearest future. 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. |