Cooperation between regions of Ukraine and Armenia promisingOctober 15, 2009 - 22:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan October 15 received the governor of the Kharkiv region of Ukraine Arsen Avakov and his delegation. Welcoming the guests, the head of the Armenian government stressed that the visit of the Governor would contribute to deepening of mutually beneficial cooperation between Armenia and Ukraine. According to Arsen Avakov, there are good prospects for cooperation between Kharkov and Armenian regions of Shirak, Tavush and Vayots Dzor, particularly in the spheres of agriculture, winemaking and tourism. The officials touched upon the fourth meeting of the Armenia-Ukraine intergovernmental commission on trade and economic issues, which will be held on October 16, as well as the prospects of cooperation in the spheres of education, science and energy, press office of the RA Government reports. 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. |