Russia and Armenia discuss the possibility of providing new aircrafts to Armenian air companiesSeptember 26, 2009 - 14:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 25, 2009 eleventh meeting of the intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation between Russia and Armenia took place in Yaroslavl. The Armenian delegation was headed by the the Armenian prime minister Tigran Sargsyan, and Russia's delegation was headed by Russia's transport minister Igor Levitin. The officials discussed issues of cooperation in the spheres of transport, communications and information technology. An expert meeting has been scheduled to discuss delivery of new passenger and cargo aircrafts to Armenia's airlines. A contract on the supply of Sukhoi SuperJet 100 two modern regional aircrafts to Armavia has already been concluded. A draft general agreement between "Gazprom Oil" and the government of Armenia has been prepared to supply will aviation fuel the RA ministry of defense and Armavia, press service of the Russia's ministry of transport reports. The next meeting of the commission will be held in Moscow. 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 | 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 skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: 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”. |