Iran dissatisfied with outcomes of joint projects with ArmeniaOctober 24, 2012 - 19:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjoo highly assessed Armenia’s role in relations with the neighboring countries. In his speech at the 11th meeting of Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental commission Namjoo hailed the bilateral political and economic relations. “Though progress has been recorded in the implementation of joint projects, the existing obstacles have protracted the process,” he said, deeming the results unsatisfactory and stressing the need to settle the problems to record further progress. The parties further discussed cooperation in the fields of economy, energy, transport and communication, nature protection, healthcare, agriculture, education, culture, as well as interregional collaboration. Memorandum of cooperation will be singed upon completion of the meeting. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |