EU initiates East Invest program to support of M&S businesses in Eastern Partnership statesMarch 30, 2011 - 20:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - EU initiated the East Invest new regional program for the development of trade and investment with Eastern Partnership states through support of medium & small businesses. The program presentation is due on March 31 in Brussels. As the EU Commissioner for enlargement and European neighbourhood policy Stefan Fule stated, the program aims to support European Partnership states on the way to economic reforms towards EU integration. EU allocated Euro 8,75 million to the project, APA 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 | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |