Armenia to host international industrial forum in 2010November 26, 2009 - 16:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In 2010, Armenia will host an international industrial forum which will focus on joint Armenian-Russian scientific and technical cooperation projects, head of RA Local Manufacturers' Union Vazgen Safaryan told journalists in Yerevan on Thursday. The event will bring together representatives from 15 countries. "Armenia should recover its one-time image of a scientific and technical industrial country," he said. According to Safaryan, meeting will also focus on scientific and technical development, an issue discussed by Armenian and Ukrainian Prime Ministers in Yalta. He also stressed the importance of more effective use of Russian capital, noting that only 10% of over 1000 joint Armenian-Russian companies are operating at present. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |