Armenian PM to deliver report at World Economic ForumJune 8, 2011 - 15:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The World Economic Forum on Europe and Central Asia has kicked off in Vienna's Hofburg palace with participation of an Armenian delegation led by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. The event has brought together 500 participants from every corner of the world, who offered to hold it under the slogan: “Businessmen, Look at the West,” due to the situation established in the Western Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia. Mr. Sargsyan will deliver a report – A Glance at Russia. 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |