  Armenia, Russia explore regional economic cooperation June 6, 2025 - 17:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan hosted the heads of five Russian regions—Alexander Tsybulsky (Arkhangelsk), Igor Kobzev (Irkutsk), Yuri Slyusar (Rostov), Veniamin Kondratyev (Krasnodar), and Vladimir Vladimirov (Stavropol)—who are in Armenia for the 10th Armenian-Russian Interregional Forum. Welcoming the guests, Grigoryan emphasized the importance of enhancing decentralized cooperation and expressed hope that agreements reached between Armenian provinces and Russian federal subjects during the forum will lead to tangible outcomes and joint project implementation. The meeting also covered potential avenues for strengthening Armenian-Russian relations in trade, economic development, and tourism.   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 Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
