SCPEC chair in Germany to attend meetings on regulation of competitionNovember 26, 2012 - 16:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The chairman of the State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition (SCPEC) Artak Shaboyan is on a 3-day working visit to Germany to attend the meetings organized in the framework of EU program on boosting competition in Armenia. Meetings with the President of the German Federal Cartel Office Andreas Mundt and Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology Peter Hintze are on the Armenian official’s agenda. The meetings will focus on exchange of experience in regulation of competition as well as Armenia’s efforts in this field. 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 | 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. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |