  Armenia, Iran eye cooperation in field of nanotechnologies November 30, 2016 - 13:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia and Iran must develop cooperation in the field of nanotechnologies, Secretary-General of the Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC) Saeed Sarkar said at a meeting with Armenia's Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies Vahan Martirosyan in Yerevan. At the meeting, also attended by Iran's ambassador to Armenia Seyed Kazzem Sajjadi, Sarkar briefed Martirosyan on the Islamic Republic's achievements in this area. The Minister hailed the proposal, adding that an engineering town is scheduled to be established in Armenia, where leading tech firms will work, suggesting that the Iranian side also be represented in the town. Besides, Martirosyan commended cooperation with Iran in the sector of transport and communications, eying more collaboration in the field of information technologies.   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 The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.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. |
