Unlimited cash to be allowed on Russia-Armenia flightsMay 25, 2015 - 14:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev inked a ruling to help unify Russian legislation with the norms of the trade partners, thus enabling to carry unlimited amounts of cash during flights to Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan or Armenia. An order, introducing a bill stipulating for customs duty exemption for transactions involving foreign currency and securities, was posted on Russian government’s website. According to the website, the bill was developed for unification of the legislation of the Customs Union member states. The bill stipulates for exemption of customs duties for activities involving production of goods, Russian currency, foreign currency (except those used for numismatic purposes) as well as securities put into circulation, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |