  Armenia, Slovakia sign Economic Cooperation Agreement April 9, 2022 - 11:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia and Slovakia have sealed an Agreement on Economic Cooperation between the two countries, the Armenian Ministry of Economy reports. The document was signed by the Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan and Slovakia's Ambassador to Yerevan Miroslav Hacek on Friday, April 8. With the paper, the sides agreed to deepen ties in industry, tourism, energy, agriculture, small and medium-sized enterprises, transport and infrastructure, environmental protection, information and communication technologies. Among sectors worth working on in the future, Kerboyan cited metallurgy, mechanical engineering, microelectronics, chemistry, rubber production, jewelry, textile industry and pharmaceuticals. Hacek suggested to consider Slovakia, an EU-member state, as a European hub which Armenia could use to strengthen its economic ties with other countries of Europe. According to him, in Slovakia, Armenia is perceived as a country with great potential for development, with highly qualified human resources and the the rapid development of the country 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 Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
