Armenia can have role in global jewelry industry - CIBJO headOctober 30, 2012 - 15:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia may have a role in the global jewelry industry, The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) president said. “Due to its significant geographic location, Armenia seems to be a gateway to Asia and farther,” Gaetano Cavalieri said in conversation with a PanARMENIANet reporter. He further noted that Armenia may play its vital role in the globalizing world. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan attended Yerevan-hosted jewellery exhibition October 29. At the event, organized by the Armenian Jewellers Association (AJA), President Sargsyan spoke of a possibility to continue activities in free economic zones being created in the country. The exhibit to last through October 31 was dated to 15th anniversary of AJA formation. As AJA head Gagik Gevorkian told journalists, Armenia will for the first time be celebrating the National Jeweler’s Day this year. The exhibit features works of U.S., Russian, Thai, Lebanese, Indian, Turkish, Chinese, Australian jewellery masters. 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 | 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”. |