ARMENIAN PRIME MINISTER TO DISCUSS REALIZATION OF PROPERTY FOR DEBT AGREEMENT IN MOSCOWJuly 9, 2004 - 23:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - July 12-15 Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margarian will pay an official visit to Moscow, Foreign Minister of Armenia Vardan Oskanian told journalists. In his words, a range of questions will be discussed in the Russian capital, including the realization of the Property for Debt bilateral agreement. It should be noted that on the basis of that document, shares of five Armenian enterprises - Mars factory, three Yerevan research institutes: those of Mathematical Machines, Automated Management Systems and Material Science, as well as the property of the Hrazdan thermoelectric power station - were conveyed to Russia to pay off Armenia's state debt to Russia, making $93 million. In V. Oskanian's words, "the full launching of the enterprises in question proceeds from the interests of both parties." Up to the time present the Russian party has not presented any specific programs for rehabilitation of those enterprises. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Welcome to CaseKey 2024. Byblos Bank Armenia firmly stands by future innovators Strategic business cases, invaluable experience, innovative approaches and more than 25 events are in store for the participants of CaseKey 2024. Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. |