Expert says apricot harvest in Armenia same as last yearMay 25, 2012 - 20:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman of the Agrarian-Peasant Union of Armenia forecasts apricot harvest in Armenia on last year’s level. “According to our data, apricot harvest will make 25 and 10-12 thous. tons in Ararat and Armavir provinces respectively,” Hrachya Berberyan told a press conference. He further voiced concerns over the apricot fungal disease to aggravate during the heavy rains. The expert noted that he expects good crop capacity in case of proper cultivation. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |