Refugee inflow may become extra burden to Armenia economy – expertDecember 24, 2011 - 13:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The head of Alternative research center predicted the inflow of Armenian and foreign refugees to Armenia in 2012 given current situation in Iran and Syria. In a conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Tatul Manaseryan characterized the development of events described as highly undesirable. As he noted, the inflow of refuses may prove an extra burden to Armenian economy. “However, on the other hand, the arrival of Iranian entrepreneurs may give a new impetus to the country’s economic competitiveness, thus boosting the economic growth,” the expert said. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Iran would not be permitted to build or obtain nuclear weapons, even as a senior House Democrat raised concerns about a building drumbeat for war against the Islamic republic. "If they proceed and we get intelligence that they are proceeding with developing a nuclear weapon, then we will take whatever steps necessary to stop it," Panetta said. 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 | 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. |