Tigran Sargsyan: fund is formed in Armenia to develop seed growingNovember 4, 2010 - 20:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During the November 4 sitting, the Armenian government approved the procedure for servicing the special account for implementation of the Program on Development of Wheat Seed Growing and Seed Production for 2010-2014. Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan noted that a fund is formed for the first time in the country to develop seed growing. During the first stage, seed growing enterprises will be formed to provide reproduced wheat seeds to farmers in future, he said. Armenia has already received 1,000t of high-quality Russian wheat as part of the program. “We aim to have enterprises producing high-quality seeds in a couple of years,” Sargsyan said, adding that the program will allow Armenia to reach the level of self-sufficiency in 4-5 years. 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 | 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 province Narek 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. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |