  Armenian customs officers to be trained in UkraineOctober 27, 2010 - 18:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the Ukrainian State Customs Service Igor Kaletnik said that majority of Armenia-bound goods are delivered in transit through Ukraine, then via ferry from Ilyichevsk to Poti and then to Armenia. “Another ferry service is scheduled to be opened in Kerch, what will allow considerably increasing the traffic of Armenia-bound goods,” Kaletnik told a press conference after the 52nd sitting of CIS customs services officials in Yerevan. According to him, currently the trade turnover between Armenia and Ukraine totals $145mln. Igor Kaletnik added that an agreement was reached on training of Armenian customs officers in Ukraine in the near future.   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. |
