Georgia to host OSCE PA economic forumMay 8, 2012 - 12:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The spring economic forum of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will be held in Georgian city of Batumi from May 11-14, Deputy-Chairman of parliament of Georgia said. “The forum will feature discussion of economic challenges of both regional and global importance,” Mikheil Machavariani said. According to him, the event will bring together 250 guests from different countries of the world, including 120 MPs, Georgia Online reports. 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 | Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. |