  Armenia at the forefront in vodka consumption in the worldOctober 2, 2009 - 18:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia ranks 2nd -3rd in the world by vodka consumption per person, Misha Stepanyan , member of the National Assembly of Armenia told a press conference in Yerevan today. "According to official data the vodka consumption per person is 15 liters per year in Armenia ", he said. Armenian consumers are behind Russia, where consumption per person is 18 liters per year. According to MP, Armenia lags far behind Europe in vine consumption figures, where one person drinks about 50 liters of vine per year. "We drink only 1 liter of wine per year, while in Russia this figure is equal to 10 liters per year", Misha Stepanyan said.   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. |
