Armenia to manufacture and export Dilmah cold teaOctober 1, 2010 - 20:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - MJF Group company, the owner and producer of Dilmah Ceylon tea brand, will promote export of Armenia-manufactured juice, MJF Group founder Merrill J. Fernando stated. At news conference in Yerevan, Mr. Fernando spoke about his plans of manufacture and butylation of Dilmah cold tea to be imported to CIS state. Opening of tearooms in Yerevan and sponsoring of an orphanage in Armenia are among Mr. Fernando’s long-term plans. Dilmah is a brand of Ceylon tea, exported to 98 countries including United Kingdom, Lithuania, Hungary, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Japan and New Zealand. Dilmah was named the third largest global tea brand in 2002. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |