  Armenia, Japan sign 170 million yen agreement on farming machines purchaseSeptember 4, 2009 - 14:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia and Japan have signed a 170 million yen grant agreement for the purchase of farming machines, reported the press office of the RA Ministry of Agriculture. 5 combiners and 30 tractors will be purchased, RA Agriculture Minister Gerasim Alaverdyan said. For his part, Japanese Embassy official Misaki Ikegama said that Armenia will continue assisting Armenia to develop agriculture. "Grants will help Armenia produce more food," he 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 |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
