Armenian PM concerned over quality of Armenian cheeseMarch 24, 2011 - 11:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan expressed concerns over the quality of cheese sold at Armenian markets. “Six months ago, a control service held monitoring in dozens of shops and the results were deplorable,” PM Sargsyan said in his remarks during a government’s sitting on March 24. “Food safety is one of priorities of Armenia-EU cooperation and a great deal of work is to be done here.” The Prime Minister also stressed the necessity of a checkup twice a year. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |