  Armenia negotiating USD 2 bln loan agreement with Russia – paper August 23, 2012 - 20:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to 168 Zham daily, ex-Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian stated a month ago that Armenia was negotiating a loan agreement at the amount of USD 1 bln with Russia. Meanwhile, sources said the amount of the loans negotiated totaled USD 2 bln. Deputy Minister of Finance Vardan Aramyan neither denied, nor confirmed the reports Aug. 22, noting that RA government is in constant search of ways to fill the budget deficit, the paper claims. This incited disagreements within the ruling elite, with Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan noting that the loan agreement will even further force Armenia into joining the Eurasian Union. However, sources say President Serzh Sargsyan backs the idea, considering the possibility of the funds to shape better public attitude ahead of presidential elections, the paper says.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia  The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
