Armenia, Germany to boost cooperation in agricultureSeptember 30, 2010 - 18:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - German entrepreneurs hope to find new partners in Armenia. A delegation of the German Ministry of Economics and Technology led by Andreas Neumann, the head of the Ministry’s Division VC 5 - Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Central Asia, Caucasus, arrived in Yerevan to participate in the Armenian-German business forum organized by the Armenian Development Agency. According to Neumann, representatives of 10 companies operating in the fields of mechanical engineering, light industry, construction and agriculture arrived in Armenia to study the local market’s opportunities and boost bilateral economic ties. Neumann believes that there are great opportunities for cooperation in agriculture. Specifically, the countries can exchange experience in processing and storage of agricultural production. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |