Ukraine to facilitate customs clearance of Armenian goodsMarch 23, 2012 - 17:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with Chairman of the State Customs Service of Ukraine Igor Kaletnik. “We favor the cooperation between customs services of Armenia and Ukraine, and will continue efforts for further development and strengthening of bilateral ties,” governmental press service quoted the PM as saying. Mr. Kaletnik stressed the importance of development of relations with friendly Armenia, as an important trade and economic partner. In this context, he noted that works on facilitation of customs clearance procedures for Armenian goods at Poti- Ilyichevsk ferry line are planned in the near future. The parties also discussed bilateral cooperation and exchange of experience between RA State Revenue Committee and State Customs Service of Ukraine. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |