  Iranian official says Armenia good market for East Azerbaijan October 23, 2012 - 13:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran is boosting cooperation with Armenia after signing the new agreements, Director-General of East Azerbaijan province Department of Agriculture Jihad said. During a meeting with the head of Armenia’s Armavir province Innovation Center Aram Vardanyan, Massoud Mohammadian characterized Armenia as a good market for his province. According to him, the exchange of different expert groups especially in the field of agriculture and natural resources will positively affect Armenian-Iranian ties, Fars News Agency reported. Iran’s East Azerbaijan province and Armavir province earlier signed an agreement on purchase of anti-hail stations.   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 Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge  The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture.EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process.Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh.Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |
