Armenia may start shrimp productionNovember 28, 2015 - 12:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan met Friday, November 27 with Iran’s newly appointed ambassador to Armenia Seyyed Kazem Sajjadi. At the meeting, Karapetyan hailed the recently developed ties in the sector of agriculture between the two countries. The Minister further stressed the importance of development of bilateral cooperation by establishing anti-hail and dripping irrigation systems, as well as collaboration in farming, especially sheep and poultry breeding, the possibilities of creating joint greenhouse farms. Also, the parties discussed the possibility of starting shrimp production in Armenia, with the prospect of exporting the product to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). The ambassador, in turn, suggested bilateral cooperation in the sectors of flower and seed production, as well as tree breeding. 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 | 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. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |