6% growth recorded in Armenia’s brandy production in Jan-Apr 2011May 31, 2011 - 13:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 4,311.3thous. liters of brandy were produced in Armenia in January-April 2011, what is 6% more compared to the same period in 2010. According to the RA National Statistical Service, production of vodka dropped by 33.5% to total 1,443.6thous. liters during the reported period. 1,367.7thous. liters of wine were produced in January-April 2011 against 1,427.3thous. liters in 2010 (4.2% drop). 2,809.2thous. liters of beer were produced in January-April 2011 against 2,124.4thous. liters during the same period in 2010 (13.9% drop). 10.1% drop was recorded in sparkling wine production to reach 55.9thous. liters in 2011. Soft drinks production dropped by 8.6% e in 2011 to total 9,724.1thous. liters in 2011. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |