Sopot to host EaP first business forum Sept. 30September 8, 2011 - 14:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Eastern Partnership first business forum will be held in the Polish city of Sopot on September 30 simultaneously with the Eastern Partnership official Summit. The event is organized by the Polish Confederation of Private Employers and BusinessEurope Confederation. The Polish Foreign Ministry acts as co-organizer, reported the press service of Polish embassy in Armenia. The event is aimed to work out and provide business community recommendations on Eastern Partnership development in the field of economics and business. The participants will exchange experience, establish business ties and discuss the possibilities of investments and joint projects between EU and EP entrepreneurs and governments. Hundreds of participants, investors and entrepreneurs, managers, employers from EP and EU countries, representatives of governments and European Commission, as well as experts and economists will attend Eastern Partnership first business forum. Invitations have been issued to Economy Ministers or Deputy Ministers of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, EU Commissioner on Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy confirmed their participation in panel discussion. President of European Parliament Jerzy Buzek and President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso are also planned to attend. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |