Armenia to take part in the conference on road safety in MoscowNovember 11, 2009 - 13:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will take part in the first global ministerial conference on road safety, the Minister of Transport and Communications Gurgen Sargsyan said, answering the question of PanARMENIAN.Net First Global Ministerial Conference on road safety will be held November 18 to 20 in Moscow. Gurgen Sargsyan also added that in the process of discussion topics is the report which the Minister will speak at the upcoming events. The conference is a breakthrough in the global fight for road safety, since for the first time the issue of traffic safety is considered at such a high level. 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”. |