Armenian Agriculture Minister forecasts 8-9% growthJuly 26, 2012 - 14:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will succeed in ensuring 8-9% agricultural growth in 2012, the country’s Agriculture Minister said. Sergo Karapetyan cited the recently published statistical data, according to which gross agricultural production totaled AMD 203,6 bln. in the first half of 2012, increasing by 8,1% compared with the same period of 2011. “The biggest growth was registered in crop industries (28 %), with 2% and 25,2%. growth recorded in livestock and fish production respectively. The tendencies will remain unchanged by the yearend, considering all the necessary preconditions to ensure 8-9% growth,” he said. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |