  Armenia, Russia extend deal on tax-free import of gas, diamonds December 29, 2014 - 15:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Minister of Energy Yervand Zakharyan and his Russian counterpart Alexander Novak met to ink a protocol to the agreement between the governments of Armenia and Russia for cooperation in supply of natural gas, petroleum and natural diamonds to Armenia. The document extends the term of the agreement on tax-free import of gas, petroleum and diamonds. The meting participants also discussed cooperation in the sector of energy and full-energy resources for 2015, Russian media reports. Photo: Business.ua   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 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. |
