Armenian PM, Belarusian FM discuss economic cooperationApril 17, 2012 - 21:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minster Tigran Sargsyan met with Foreign Minster of Belarus Sergei Martynov. Welcoming the guest, the Prime Minster hailed the friendly relations between the two countries and the economic potential for development and expansion of bilateral ties. “We must take necessary steps to strengthen economic relations,” RA government’s press service quoted Prime Minster Sargsyan as saying. The two men underscored the importance of Armenian-Belarusian inter-governmental committee, the next meeting of which is due in fall, 2012 in Minsk. They further discussed issues related to the possibility of getting the Belarusian side engaged in the construction works of North-South highway in Armenia, the new nuclear unit, as well as operation of the Belarusian agricultural leasing company. Replenishment of the bus fleet and Yerevan’s elevators with Belarusian busses and elevators was also on discussion agenda. RA Prime Minster and Foreign Minster of Belarus deemed Armenian-Belarusian cooperation in the fields of nuclear energy and tourism industry perspective. Upon completion of the meeting a memorandum of cooperation in the jewelry industry was signed between RA Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Finance of Belarus. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |