Bread production totaled 99.4thous tons in Armenia in January-April 2010June 1, 2010 - 15:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bread production amounted to 99.4thous tons in Armenia in January-April 2010, remaining unchanged as compared with the same period of 2009. Flour production increased by 14.4% during the reported period, amounting to 45.24thous tons. Meanwhile, confectionery production grew by 7.8% in January-April 2010 as compared with the same period of 2009, totaling 3.18thous tons, the Armenian National Statistical Service reported. Production of macaroni products decreased by 10.5% in January-April 2010, totaling 782.4 tons against 873.9 tons during the same period of 2009. Meanwhile, cereal production grew by 6.5%, amounting to 78.1 tons. 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. |