  Avshar Wine Factory to purchase 2,500t of grape in 2010 September 30, 2010 - 20:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan visited Aragatsotn region in the middle of grape purchase there. During the visit, the President familiarized himself with construction of a new plant for wine and brandy production of Golden Grape Armas LLC. Besides, the Armenian President observed the process of grape purchase at Avshar Wine Factory CJSC in Ararat, a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reported. Director of the factory Samvel Tadevosyan said that the company is going to purchase 2,500t of grape this year, out of which 1,800 tons have already been purchased. He added that brandy export decreased by 50% this year. However, taking into consideration the socio-economic situation in the region, the factory will not cut the volume of purchases. Besides, Avshar Wine Factory has been purchasing apricot since 2009 to expand the range of goods produced by it. The factory was founded in 1968. It started its activity as Avshar Wine Factory CJSC after privatization. Currently, it employs 210 people.   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 |  Latest news Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day  May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865.Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan.Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |
