  COMMODITY TURNOVER BETWEEN ARMENIA AND CIS STATES INCREASED 31% WITHIN FIVE MONTHS OF 2005September 29, 2005 - 09:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Premier Andranik Margaryan yesterday met with CIS Executive Committee Chairman, Executive Secretary Vladimir Rushaylo, reported the Press Service of the Armenian Government. In the course of the meeting the parties discussed the results of the Kazan summit of the CIS leaders. Armenia is ready to fulfill all decisions passed by the council CIS leaders, including to make its contribution to the reform of the CIS, A. Margaryan remarked. The parties named economic integration, security and stability, promotion of humanitarian cooperation as one of priority aspects of cooperation among the CIS states. It was noted that the commodity turnover between Armenia and the CIS countries in January-May 2005 has increased 31% as compared to the same period last year. This was considered as evidence of Armenia's positive participation within the context of economic and trade cooperation. Besides, matters to be discussed in the course of the coming session of the Council of CIS Government Heads, as well as the forming of CIS common budget were discussed during the meeting.  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 Joe Manganiello visits Armenian Genocide memorial  Hollywood star Joe Manganiello has visited the Armenian Genocide memorial in Yerevan, according to the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute.Dream big, start small: Anna from Artsakh participates in Get Started She has become even more determined thanks to the Get Started educational program.Armenia Foreign Minister begins Lithuania trip On June 20, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan is paying a working visit to Vilnius.Armenian Foreign Minister to skip CSTO Council meeting Ararat Mirzoyan will not participate in the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of CSTO member countries. |
