Armenia to manufacture and export Dilmah cold teaOctober 1, 2010 - 20:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - MJF Group company, the owner and producer of Dilmah Ceylon tea brand, will promote export of Armenia-manufactured juice, MJF Group founder Merrill J. Fernando stated. At news conference in Yerevan, Mr. Fernando spoke about his plans of manufacture and butylation of Dilmah cold tea to be imported to CIS state. Opening of tearooms in Yerevan and sponsoring of an orphanage in Armenia are among Mr. Fernando’s long-term plans. Dilmah is a brand of Ceylon tea, exported to 98 countries including United Kingdom, Lithuania, Hungary, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Japan and New Zealand. Dilmah was named the third largest global tea brand in 2002. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |