Armenian, Ukrainian Chambers of Commerce and Industry to sign cooperation agreementSeptember 6, 2010 - 15:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is hosting the Ukrainian-Armenian business forum on September 6-8. The Armenian delegation is comprised of representatives of 15 companies engaged in mechanical engineering and high technology industries, as well as consumer goods and import-export fields. An agreement on cooperation between the Armenian and Ukrainian Chambers of Commerce and Industry will be signed during the business forum, Analitikia.at.ua reported. The first Armenian-Ukrainian business forum was held in Yerevan in June 1998. According to data provided by the RA National Statistical Service, 52.5% growth was recorded in the turnover between Armenia and Ukraine in the first half of 2010 as compared with the same period in 2009, reaching $96.7mln or 5.4% of Armenia’s foreign trade. Meanwhile, the negative balance of Armenia’s turnover with Ukraine grew by 56.3% in January-June 2010, totaling $87.1mln. Related links: 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 | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |