Armenia’s delegation to participate in Vienna-hosted World Economic ForumJune 6, 2011 - 18:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s delegation led by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan will leave for Vienna on June 7 to participate in the World Economic Forum on Europe and Central Asia. Sargsyan will participation in the reception organized by the Austrian President, as well as working dinner on June 7. During the visit, Mr. Sargsyan is scheduled to participate in the WEF plenary sitting, as well as meet with his Austrian, Ukrainian and Hungarian counterparts, the RA governmental press service reported. The Armenian Prime Minister will also visit the OPEC Fund for International Development to meet with its Director-General Suleiman Jasir Al-Herbish. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |