Wine-growing strategy necessary in case of Armenia-Turkey border openingNovember 16, 2009 - 16:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Collaboration strategy with Turkey in wine-growing sphere should be developed in RA in case of Armenia-Turkey rapprochement, Avag Harutyunyan, head of Armenian wine makers union believes. According to him, Armenia will be unable to met competition in Turkish market, as Turkey's wine-growing capacity exceeds that of Armenia 10 times. Besides, Turkey offers low export prices of 25-30 cents per kilo.According to the expert, even upon establishing collaboration with Turkish winemakers to employ the potential of Western Armenian wineries, RA will have to export the wine of Armenian origin under Turkish brands. As head of Armenian wine makers union explained, the above mentioned strategy could be implemented only through both countries' economic integration. No serious changes in wine market are to be expected within 10-15 years of border opening, he concluded. 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 | Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. |