  One Village One Product program discussed at Jermuk-hosted forum October 11, 2011 - 17:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - One Village One Product Japanese development program was discussed at Jermuk-hosted forum of Armenia’s rural communities, according to the president of the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen of Armenia (UMBA). As Arsen Ghazaryan explained at news conference, “in program framework, one village produces one competitive product as a business to gain sales revenue to improve the standard of living for the residents of that village, which could be interesting to Armenia as well.” During the forum, the importance of the activities of Small and Medium Entrepreneurship Development National Center of Armenia (SMEDNC) was stressed in increasing the availability of credit resources. In conclusion, Ghazaryan noted processing industry and animal farming among prospective fields in agriculture.   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 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. |
