Opening of Armenian-Turkish border to spur agricultural exports from ArmeniaDecember 22, 2009 - 18:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Opening of the Armenian-Turkish border will boost exports of some agricultural products, Gerasim Alaverdyan , the Minister of Agriculture of Armenia told a press conference on December 22 in Yerevan. According to him, currently the Turkish market is studied, to organize efficient marketing of Armenian products. Opening of the border will significantly reduce transport costs, cutting the price cost of Armenian products and ensuring their competitiveness in the Turkish market, Gerasim Alaverdyan said. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |