  New Armenian wine & brandy factory construction to be completed by November 2011 September 30, 2010 - 17:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 30, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan visited the region of Aragatsotn where he was briefed on the process of Golden Grape Armas wine & brandy factory construction. The company was founded in 2007, with 10 thousand fruit trees and 400 thousand grape vines planted the same year. As Golden Grape Armas director Armen Aslanyan told a news conference in Aragatsotn, factory construction material has been imported from Italy, with construction works conducted based on Italian experts’ advice. “We plan to complete the construction by November 2011, further involving 300 employees in factory operation. Factory production will be exported to U.S., Europe, Russia and Ukraine in accordance with preliminary agreements.” “Construction of a tasting room and development of agro-tourism in the region are among the company’s long range plans,” Aslanyan stated.   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 |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
