  Daily export of fruit, vegetables from Armenia reaches 5000 tons December 23, 2011 - 14:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Agriculture Minister summarized the exports of fruit and vegetables from the country at Dec 23 news conference in Yerevan. According to Sergo Karapetyan, 4-5 tons of fruit and vegetables is being exported daily, with the Russia as the main consumer. “With grape export in full swing, current daily exports reach 120-140 tons; potatoes and cabbages export will launch Jan 2012,” the official noted. The cold storage chamber opened at Zvartnots airport, facilitated export procedures, with the total volume of exports reaching 200 tons from May –Dec 2011.   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 The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.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. |
