RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan arrives in Saint PetersburgDecember 22, 2010 - 14:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan has arrived in Saint Petersburg. As part of a one-day visit, the Armenian Prime Minister will meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss bilateral economic cooperation, a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reported. The Armenian delegation includes Chief of Staff of the Government David Sargsyan, Minister of Finance Vache Gabrielyan, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan and Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan, the governmental press service reported. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |