ARMENIA IS AMONG TOP TEN ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SOME ECONOMIC REFORMSSeptember 9, 2004 - 23:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is among the top ten on implementation of reforms in some branches of the economy, says "Business in 2005" report prepared and published by the World Bank. The report authors note that Lithuania and Armenia were in the top ten among 58 European and Central Asian countries, which have made efforts to modernize their legislation or strengthen the protection of realty owner rights. Besides, mechanisms of application of credit registers are created in Latvia and Armenia, which is a positive step in the opinion of the report authors. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |