Meeting of the Armenia-Egypt intergovernmental committee to be held in Yerevan in September 2010March 12, 2010 - 17:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A session of Armenian-Egyptian, Armenian-Qatar, Armenian-UAE intergovernmental committees was held and it was chaired by Co-chairman of Armenian party RA Deputy PM, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan. Deputy PM informed that it is envisaged to hold a session of Armenian-Egyptian intergovernmental committee, he also added that Egyptian party suggested that business forum should be carried out in the framework of the session. Package of documents on cooperation in the fields of agriculture, education, science and culture, was drafted. It was noted that it was envisaged to carry out days of Armenian culture in Egypt. Deputy PM assigned to launch organizational activities of the session of intergovernmental committee and business forum after the clarification of time constraints by Egyptian party. 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 | Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. Armenian Foreign Minister regrets “tragic loss” of Iranian counterpart The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed shock over the death of the Iranian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. |