Armenia’s agricultural export on the riseAugust 9, 2016 - 18:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An Armenian agriculture official on Tuesday, August 9 shared data on past months’ export volumes, which he said have seen an essential progress compared to the previous years, Tert.am said. “The export of raw vegetables and fruits at the moment tops last year’s total results; we are now planning to increase it to 120 tons,” Robert Makaryan, a deputy minister of agriculture, told a news conference. He said that so far, a total of 85,326 tons of row agricultural produce has been exported against the 76,700 tons in 2015 or the 49,800 tons in 2014. “That signals an essential progress in exports,” Makaryan added. 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. |