Armenia government debt fell in FebruaryMarch 20, 2018 - 14:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s government debt decreased by 0.6% in February 2018, official data reveals. According to information provided by the finance ministry, the country’s debt totaled $6.898 billion in January and dropped to $6,851 billion the next month. The foreign debt is down by 0.2% in the reporting period, decreasing from $4.963 billion in the first month of 2018 to $4.950 in the second. The internal debt, meanwhile, fell by 2.3% to $1.322 billion in February. 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. |