Armenia, Belarus to deepen economic cooperationApril 16, 2012 - 17:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Every effort is taken to contribute to development of Armenian-Belarusian relations, first of all in the field of economy, Foreign Minister of Belarus said. “We seek new cooperation areas, with creation of industrial co-operatives, joint production of agricultural equipment among them,” Sergei Martynov told a joint press conference with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian. He further noted that the countries also work in the field of leasing, with representation of a major Belarusian leasing company Promagroleasing OAO already open in Armenia. Establishment of another Armenian-Belarusian house such as ArBe, opening of an Armenian brandy factory in Belarus, as well as joint production of transformers in Armenia is also planned. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |