  Armenian PM to attend CIS meeting in Turkmenistan May 25, 2012 - 16:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 29, Armenian delegation headed by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan will start a two-day working visit to the capital city of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat to attend a subsequent meeting of CIS Council of Heads of State. The delegation comprises chief of government staff David Sargsyan, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan, Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan and other officials. Issues related to further development of the economic cooperation of CIS member countries and improvement of the organization’s institutions are on the agenda, the governmental 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 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.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said.Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |
