Belarus offers Armenia to produce mini tractorsSeptember 28, 2010 - 15:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Belarusian Minister of Trade, Co-Chairman of the Armenian-Belarusian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation Valentin Chekanov said that the Belarusian Ministry of Trade and Armenian Ministry of Economy will negotiate mini tractors production. “We offered to establish an assembly factory for small-size machinery, as Armenia’s landscape does not allow using huge capacities,” Chekanov told the September 28 joint press conference with Armenian Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsyan. According to Chekanov, Belarus has already provided several such tractors to Armenia, but they would prefer such production to be established. 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. |