  Significant increase in Armenia-Belarus product turnovers reported over last 10 years May 18, 2011 - 20:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During his official visit to Belarus, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. At the meeting, Lukashenko expressed confidence for Sargsan's visit to further stimulate the development of bilateral ties. As Belarus President noted, over the last 10 years, the product turnover between the two states increased by 15 times. The Prime Minister, in turn, stressed that the high level of the political dialogue between the two countries must promote further progress in economy cooperation, Armenian government 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 |  Latest news Protesters rally as Georgia debates 'foreign agent' bill  Georgian critics label the bill "the Russian law", comparing it to legislation used by the Kremlin to crack down on dissent.Azerbaijan, Jordan sign deal on defense cooperation Azerbaijan and Jordan have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of defense, according to an official statement.First Canadian expert join EU mission in Armenia The first Canadian expert to join the European Union’s civilian mission in Armenia has arrived in Armenia.Armenian cemetery in Fresno hit by arsons six times since January Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. |
