ARMENIA INVESTMENT FORUM AGAIN POSTPONEDAugust 16, 2000 - 18:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 16.08.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. A major international business forum, due to take place this October in London with the participation of World Bank, has been postponed again to give the authorities in Yerevan more time for preparations, a senior World Bank official said. The forum was originally slated for last May.In the interview to RFERL Armenian Service, Oweis Saadat, the World Bank's resident representative in Armenia, said the gathering is likely to be held early next year, most probably in New York. The decision to change the venue was made during President Robert Kocharian's official visit to the United States in June, Saadat told. --0-- Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. |