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 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. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |