Armenia ranked 6th in CIS for average salary rateNovember 14, 2013 - 18:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus were named the CIS leaders for average salary rate, official statistics said. According to Vedomosti, the following average salaries were reported as of Q2, 2013: Russia - 30 228,7 rubles; Kazakhstan - 23 837 rubles; Belarus - 20 119,9 rubles; Azerbaijan - 17 713 rubles; Ukraine-13 681 rubles; Armenia-12 634 rubles; Moldova-10 404 rubles; Kyrgyzstan 7 777 rubles. Average salary in Georgia amounted to 15 825 rubles. Belarus posted the highest annual increase in average salaries (38,5%) with 13,3% and 5,5% annual increase reported in Russia and Armenia respectively. Related links: 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. |