Frontier control point for imported foodstuffs and animals opened at Armenian-Iranian borderOctober 30, 2010 - 12:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 29, a frontier control point was opened at the Armenian-Iranian border in Meghri, as part of the World Bank program on struggle against avian influenza. Armenian Minister of Agriculture Gerasim Alaverdyan and World Bank Armenia Country Director Jean-Michel Happi participated in the official opening ceremony of the control point for examination of foodstuffs and animals imported to Armenia. Around $844,500 were invested for the control point building construction. The control point will have laboratories, offices of veterinary service and control service for foodstuffs safety, as well as storage areas. The conditions created in the building will allow examining any foodstuffs and animals, thus, preventing import of infected foodstuffs and animals. 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 | Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. Civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan People demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation again blocked streets in Yerevan on May 15. |