  Armenia ready to boost investment in Iran: envoy July 25, 2016 - 15:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian ambassador to Tehran Artashes Tumanyan said Sunday, July 24 that the country is ready to boost investment in Iran, the Tehran Times reports. At a meeting with the chairman of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Masoud Khansari, the Armenian envoy said that investment in the field of information technology is prioritized, IRNA says. Armenia's Central Bank has developed plans to expand banking and monetary cooperation with Iran, Tumanyan added. He went on to say that Armenia will organize an exclusive expo in Tehran in the seventh Iranian calendar month (Sept. 22-Oct. 21). Armenian companies are also interested in investing in Iran’s poultry farming industry, he stressed. Khansari, in turn, said that cooperation between the two countries should be planned so that it leads to presence in a third market. He said more joint exhibitions should be organized, and more trade delegations should be dispatched.   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 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.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
