Antimonopoly agencies of Armenia, Germany and Lithuania launch Twinning programFebruary 22, 2011 - 17:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s State Commission for Protection of Economic Competition (SCPEC) jointly with antimonopoly agencies of Germany and Lithuania have launched Twinning target program. The Twinning program aims to help beneficiary countries to develop modern and efficient administrations, with the structures, human resources and management skills needed to implement the EU acquis. Current Twinning project aims at the development of competitive field in Armenia. Twinning Launch Forum will be held in Yerevan o February 23, hosting the head of EU delegation to Armenia, representatives of Lithuanian and German Embassies, Armenian state officials as well as public and international organizations, SCPEC press service reported. 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 | 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. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |