  Armenia viewed as regional center of business in BelgiumSeptember 19, 2011 - 18:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On the sidelines of his visit to Brussels, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with the mayor of Liege, Belgium, Willy Demeyer, who briefed the PM on the policy of the city's development, also requesting Armenia's assistance in Expo 2017 International Exposition. The Prime Minister further met with the Armenia- Belgium chamber of commerce chairman Valeri Safaryan to discuss a Belgium Week in Armenia business forum due November 7-9 in Yerevan. As Safaryan noted, Belgian businessmen are interested in Armenian market, viewing the country as a regional center of business. A meeting with European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Stefan Fule was also on PM's agenda.   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 |  Latest news Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar  Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar.Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them.Armenian Foreign Minister regrets “tragic loss” of Iranian counterpart The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed shock over the death of the Iranian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. |
