RA PM, WB delegation discuss mining issuesMay 28, 2010 - 12:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with Mr. Pedro Rodriguez, World Bank Lead Economist Caucasus Countries and Mr. Aristomene Varoudakis, World Bank Armenia Country Manager, to discuss development of cooperation, specifically in mining industry. As the government’s information center reported, the men also touched upon taxation problems. 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 |