  Turkey wants to establish its free economic zone worldwide February 14, 2012 - 12:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish media quoted Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan as saying that Turkey works towards establishing free Turkish economic zones in different countries worldwide. According to him, Turkish economy records high rates of development now, and many countries want to adopt their practice. “Turkic countries can also be involved in the establishment of free economic zones; negotiations with them are currently underway,” the Minister noted. He also mentioned that such zones provide wide opportunities for using the benefits of Turkish business, particularly in view of geographic proximity to the markets of Near and Middle East, as well as Western and Eastern Europe.   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. |
