Armenia-China trade turnover grew 35%, envoy saysJanuary 30, 2018 - 17:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Trade turnover between Armenia and China grew 34.5% in the eleven months of 2017 against the same period of the previous year, Chinese ambassador to Yerevan Tian Erlun said at a meeting with Armenian prime minister Karen Karapetyan on Tuesday, January 30. According to the envoy, the Chinese government is ready to deepen and expand cooperation with Armenia for certain projects. The ambassador said that $15 million were allotted for the construction of a Chinese-language school in Yerevan. Beijing will also provide new ambulance vehicles to help improve Armenia’s emergency medical services. Also, the PM and the Chinese diplomat weighed in on the possibility of implementing joint projects in the sectors of industry, processing of agricultural produce, information technologies, road building and tourism. 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 | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |