"ALMAST"JOIN-STOCK COMPANY WILL NOT BE SOLD TO IRANIANSJune 29, 2001 - 23:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - . According to the "Noyan Tapan" information, the government intends to announce that the earlier made decision to sell state share (63%) of "Almast" joint-stock company to Iranian firm "Kokhinur" has lost it validity. The reason is that the company representatives did not come to Yerevan for agreement signing, and they also did not transfer, as it had been stipulated, the advance part of the payment that equals to $200 thousand. The bargain should have been concluded some months ago, but the Iranian side had postponed the agreement signing terms. A Russian-Armenian company, the name of which has not been announced yet, has become interested in the enterprise producing the equipment for military-industrial complex in Soviet times. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |