  Port of Trabzon ready to service cargo transfers to/from Armenia July 11, 2012 - 17:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey’s Port of Trabzon is ready to accept Armenian cargo, the port’s chief Muzaffer Ermis said. “Should Turkish government’s agreement be procured, the port will be ready to service cargo transfers to and from Armenia. Both Turkey and Armenia will benefit from it,” Gunebakis Turkish website cited the port chief as saying. “At present, Armenia’s implementing $7,5 bn worth of imports and exports via Georgia’s Port of Poti. There’s a railway to Poti, which functions with lengthy breaks. However, one can get from Yerevan to Trabzon any time. Also, the port of Trabzon is ready to service the same volume of cargo transfers that Poti does,” Mr Ermis said.   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. |
