  Armenian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission to Sit in Yerevan TodayOctober 12, 2005 - 14:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The 7th sitting of the Armenian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on Cooperation will be held in Yerevan today. Russian Minister of Transport and Commission Co-Chair Igor Levitin is arriving in Armenia on two-day visit to participate in the sitting. The agenda includes discussion of the contractual and legal basis of cooperation, prospects of the trade and economic, financial and property affairs, cooperation in fuel and energy complex, transport and communication field as well as the issues referring to Property for Debt treaty. A Protocol will be signed upon completion of the sitting. To note, Secretary of the Security Council, Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan is the Co-Chair of the Intergovernmental Commission.  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 Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
