Armenia and Bulgaria not satisfied with bilateral commodity turnoverNovember 13, 2007 - 18:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The visit of Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev to Armenia was fruitful and constructive, Armenian PM Serge Sargsyan said at a joint news conference in Yerevan today. He said a number of agreements in the economic, educational and cultural fields were signed in the framework of the visit. "This is the first-ever visit of a Bulgarian top-ranking official to Armenia and we do attach importance to it," PM Sargsyan said. At that he noted that the commodity turnover between Armenia and Bulgaria makes $30 million in all and doesn't satisfy both states. "Armenia has goods Bulgaria is interested in. Prospects of economic cooperation will be discussed at an Armenian-Bulgarian business forum due next year," he said. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. 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. |