  Armenian house of commerce to be opened in Belarus in 2011 October 7, 2010 - 18:36 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Spokesman of the leader of Prosperous Armenia party Khachik Galstyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that an Armenian house of commerce is planned to be opened in Belarus in 2011. On September 30, Armenian-Belarusian house of commerce – ArBe – was open in Yerevan as part of the 8th sitting of the intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation. Besides, Gagik Tsarukyan, the leader of the party and the owner of Multi Group concern, which includes Yerevan Ararat Brandy-Wine-Vodka Factory, told journalists that Belarus has already allocated an area for the construction of Belarusian-Armenian brandy factory. During his visit to Armenia, Belarusian Minister of Trade Valentin Chekanov said that the share of Armenian brandy sales in Belarus makes 38% of the entire brandy sale volume. Moldavian and other countries’ brandy is produced in Belarus as per the technology of these countries. This output is successfully sold in the market, while Belarus is going apply the same approach to Armenian brandy, the more so as there are restrictions on usage of Armenian brandy name in the Armenian legislation. Gagik Tsarukyan said that the joint enterprise will be using alcohol imported from Armenia.   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 U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus  The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said.Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush provinceNarek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. |
