Agriculture Minister meets with Syrian ArmeniansDecember 5, 2012 - 18:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA Ministry of Diaspora organized a meeting Dec 5 between Syrian Armenians and Agriculture Minister Sergo Karapetyan. Minister Karapetyan briefed those present on Armenia’s agriculture, hailing introduction of the international expertise with an aim to boost the level of crop yield. He further expressed Armenian government’s readiness to assist Syrian Armenians willing to engage in agriculture with registration of a company, search of areas and provision of consultation, press service of RA Diaspora Ministry reported. 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 | Russian Ambassador to Armenia summoned to Moscow for consultations Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has been summoned to Moscow for consultations. Azerbaijan says now controls 4 villages as part of deal with Armenia Azerbaijan's border service has taken control of four villages in the Gazakh district on the border with Armenia. Lukashenko has "very interesting proposal" involving Caucasus Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has said he has "a very interesting proposal" involving the Caucasus region. Azerbaijan establishing three military colleges Three military colleges are being established in Azerbaijan, according to a decree signed by the country’s Prime Minister Ali Asadov. |