South Caucasian Railways thanked RA Transport Police for ensuring security of Yerevan-Batumi-Yerevan routeSeptember 7, 2009 - 19:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Administration of the South Caucasian Railways CJSC thanked RA Transport Police chief Hrachik Makaryan for ensuring security of Yerevan-Batumi-Yerevan route, the company's press office reported. Thanks to the joint measures, summer ridership was exercised on the highest level, with observation of all security rules, the SCR said in a statement. As of September 4, 14 523 passengers have been transported. 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. |