Yerevan to host Armenia –Kuwait intergovernmental committee session in OctSeptember 6, 2011 - 18:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Vice Prime Minister, Armenia –Kuwait intergovernmental committee co-chairman Armen Gevorgyan hosted the sitting of the Armenian members of the committee on September 6. The sitting focused on the issues linked to the fist session of the committee due October 2011 in Yerevan. According to Gevorgyan, at their visits, high-ranking Kuwaiti officials expressed readiness to establish constructive cooperation with Armenia, with operating Armenian Embassy in Kuwait and planned opening of Kuwait Embassy in Armenia further contributing to development of ties. Members of the committee were further instructed to submit offers on the program of the committee session, Territorial Administration Ministry 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |