  Russian-Armenian regional ties strengthening  October 20, 2010 - 14:09 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - First Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration of Armenia Vache Terteryan met with head of Rossotrudnichestvo federal agency representation in Yerevan Victor Krivopuskov to discuss development of regional ties and preparation for the meeting of Armenian-Russian intergovernmental commission for economic cooperation scheduled for October 21-23 in Yekaterinburg. A forum of governors from Armenia and Russia is supposed to be held in March 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 Turkey restoring 500-year-old Surp Sarkis Armenian Church  During the program, Sahak Maşalyan, the Patriarch of Türkiye's Armenians, inspected the historic church and offered prayers.BSEC Secretary General due in Armenia on July 1 On July 1, the Secretary General of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC) Lazar Comanescu will pay a working visit to Armenia.Armenia win 3 gold medals at European Junior Boxing Championships Armenia has three world champions after the European Junior Boxing Championships held in Sarajevo over the past week.Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said. |
