Economy Ministry official does not comment on Nerses Yeritsyan’s dismissalDecember 16, 2010 - 18:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian media disseminated information on dismissal of Armenian Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsyan. Incumbent Armenian Minister of Finance Tigran Davtyan is reported to replace Yeritsyan. Meanwhile, Head of the Office of the Minister of Economy Anahit Khechoyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that she does not possess official information with respect to the Minister’s dismissal. “Nerses Yeritsyan accompanied the President this morning. Currently he is in the government,” Khechoyan said. 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 | Family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief owns vast property in UK As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders. Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. |