Mkrtich Minasyan: Armenia overcame financial crisisDecember 28, 2010 - 14:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Mkrtich Minasyan said that political, social and economic life of the republic was active in 2010, the most important achievement being suppression of economic slump. “We can say that Armenia overcame financial crisis,” he told a news conference on December 28. Commenting on Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process, he stressed the significance of the Astana summit. “It’s important that representatives of many countries emphasized that the principle of territorial integrity doesn’t dominate the right of nations to self-determination,” he said. As to normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations, Minasyan said that Armenia has clearly indicated that international recognition of the Armenian Genocide can be a tool of political gambling. 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 | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |