Economy Ministry official does not comment on Nerses Yeritsyan’s dismissalDecember 16, 2010 - 18:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian media disseminated information on dismissal of Armenian Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsyan. Incumbent Armenian Minister of Finance Tigran Davtyan is reported to replace Yeritsyan. Meanwhile, Head of the Office of the Minister of Economy Anahit Khechoyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that she does not possess official information with respect to the Minister’s dismissal. “Nerses Yeritsyan accompanied the President this morning. Currently he is in the government,” Khechoyan said. 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 | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |