  Heritage party member slams 2012 budget as sluggish October 4, 2011 - 12:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Secretary of Heritage opposition party parliamentary group Larisa Alaverdyan has slammed the Armenian 2012 national budget as sluggish. During a press conference in Yerevan, Mrs. Alaverdyan said the new budget does not differ from previous ones and outlines no development tendencies. “I am surprised why the government describe the budget as post-crisis while the whole world expects another waves of crisis,” she said.   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 Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive”  At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments.OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation.France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |
