Railvneshtrans to contribute to Armenian export developmentApril 14, 2009 - 21:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In cooperation with Communications Ministry, Railvneshtrans will sign an agreement on the delivery of juices from Russia via Caucasus-Poti train ferry. Every month 14-18 carriages of juice will be delivered to Armenia in refrigerated trains, Railvneshtrans Freight Forwarding Company news department reported.According to the report, the company's own carriages will return from Armenia without a load. With the purpose of boosting exports from Armenia, "Railvneshtrans" plans to organize the export of meat, fish, fruit, as well as beer, juices, beverages, wine, preserved food to be transported in refrigerator cars. As trains are not loaded on their way from Poti to Caucasus, the company hopes for increased import to Russia. "To increase the import, 50% reduction of transportation price on Poti-Caucasus route was introduced by the ship owner," the report says. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |