  CBA puts into circulation commemorative coins January 14, 2013 - 20:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) put into circulation commemorative coins dedicated to famed culture and science workers. According to CBA press service, gold commemorative coins marking 125th birth anniversary of famed Armenian actor Vahram Papazian, silver coins dedicated to artists Stepan Aghajanyan and Ara Bekaryan, Armenian astronomer Beniamin Markarian were issued. Eduard Kurginyan is the author of Papazian and Bekaryan sketches. All the coins were struck by Royal Dutch Mint.   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 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. |
