Minsk to host next meeting of Armenian-Belarusian intergovernmental committee in early 2011September 28, 2010 - 13:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The protocol of the 8th meeting of the Armenian-Belarusian intergovernmental committee on economic cooperation was signed in Yerevan by RA Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsyan and Belarusian Minister of Trade Valentin Chekanov. Upon completion of the signing ceremony, Minister Yeritsyan informed that agreements were achieved on all cooperation fields, specifically healthcare, agriculture, education, culture and tourism. “The next meeting of the committee will be held in early 2011 in Minsk,” Chekanov said, for his part. 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 border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. 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. |