Armenian Economy Minister to visit Italy in SeptemberAugust 27, 2012 - 19:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Economy Tigran Davtyan will visit Italy in September, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister said. As Zohrab Mnatsakanyan noted during the opening of Armenian-Italian Commercial Association - Union of Legal Entities, Armenian-Italian business forum will be held and Italian- Armenian Chamber of Commerce will open in the framework of the visit. Deputy Minister further hailed Armenian-Italian political cooperation both on international and bilateral level. Armenian-Italian Commercial Association, established through support of the Italian Embassy, Armenian authorities and business environment, aims to foster Armenian-Italian economic and trade cooperation. The Association is expected to further join the international network of the Italian Chambers of Commerce Abroad (CCIE). 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |