Joint Armenian-Russian oil supply, marketing enterprise to be formedApril 4, 2013 - 21:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with the delegation of Rosneft Russian oil giant led by the chairman Igor Sechin. At the meeting, Sargsyan welcomed the joint Rosneft-Oil Techno project for marketing and supply of oil products in Armenia. Sechin, in turn, stressed Armenia’s major potential in oil products supply, hailing the cooperation to be established. In conclusion, an agreement for a joint enterprise was signed between Rosneft and Oil Techno, with the Armenian company represented by CEO Artur Alaverdyan. 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. |