Armenian PM to attend intergovernmental committee meeting in BatumiNovember 18, 2011 - 12:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Government delegation headed by Prime Minister Tigran Sargyan will pay a two-day working visit to Georgia to participate in the 9th Batumi-hosted sitting of the intergovernmental committee. PM Sargsyan will meet with his Georgian counterpart Nikolaz Gilauri, the talks to be followed by a joint press conference. The PM is also expected to meet with Armenian community in Batumi. Government delegation includes RA Economy Minister Tigran Davtyan, Transport and Communication Minister Manuk Vardanyan, deputy ministers and other high-level officials. 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 | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |