ARMENIAN-GERMAN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION TO SIT IN APRILMarch 18, 2005 - 12:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The sitting of the Armenian-German intergovernmental commission on financial and technical cooperation will be held in Germany April 18-20, IA Regnum reports. The issues regarding the agenda of the upcoming sitting were today discussed by Armenian Minister of Finance and Economy Vardan Khachatrian and KfW Regional Director for Caucasus Leon Macioszek. For already several years the governments of Armenia and Germany have been implementing a number of programs directed to the development of energy and water industry. According to the data provided by the National Statistical Service of Armenia, the commodity turnover between Armenia and Germany in 2004 made $157 million the figure being 78% more than that in year 2003. The share of the Armenian export to Germany within the general commodity turnover made $83 million while import showed the figure of $75 million. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |