Economy Minister attends Vienna-hosted CCA ConferenceSeptember 28, 2012 - 15:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian delegation led by Economy Minister Tigran Davtyan attended the Vienna- hosted CCA Ministerial Conference “Caucasus and Central Asia - Promoting sustainable growth in times of global economic challenges.” The event, held on September 25 through 27 was organized by Austria’s Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth. On the sidelines of the event, the Armenian Minister met with the European Commission Deputy Director-General for Trade Peter Balas and other officials. On September 27, Vienna Economic Chamber hosted a “Business to Business” meeting with Armenian entrepreneurs participating, Armenian Foreign Ministry 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 | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |