Vahan Stepanyan elected Chairman of Association of Eurasian Central Securities DepositoriesSeptember 28, 2010 - 16:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - CEO of the Central Depository of Armenia Mr. Vahan Stepanyan was elected Chairman of the Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories (AECSD) at the annual general meeting of the Association. In his capacity of the Chairman Mr. Stepanyan will manage the Association, coordinate the joint activities of the working groups and AECSD members. Besides, he will represent the AECSD, expand and manage its relations with international professional associations, the press service of NASDAQ OMX Armenia reported. The Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depository was established on December 12, 2004 as a union of central depositories of the CIS countries and currently comprises 11 member depository institutions. The Association's mission is to develop and enhance depository operations, create a common depository environment, and integrate central securities depositories of the CIS countries into the global securities settlement system. The next annual general meeting of the Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories, as well as the VIII International Conference of the Association are planned to be held in Yerevan in September 2011. 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. |