Venice hosts Armenia – Veneto tourism development conferenceOctober 4, 2011 - 16:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 4, National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia (NCFA) organized a Venice-hosted conference for Armenia – Veneto cooperation in tourism development. The initiative was supported by Italian region of Veneto, Venice Area Chamber of Commerce and St. Lazarus’ Mekhitarist Order. The event hosted representatives of 55 companies; meetings with Veneto officials, the chairman of Venice Area Chamber of Commerce and local Armenian community are scheduled. Yerevan was selected as the next conference venue; the event is due November, NCFA 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |