Italy To Share Experience Of Trade Chambers Development With ArmeniaOctober 6, 2005 - 15:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today Armenian President Robert Kocharian met with Italian Foreign Trade Minister Adolfo Urso, reported the Press Service of the Armenian leader. Noting the importance of holding of Armenian-Italian Friendship Days in Armenia, R. Kocharian stated the event represents another opportunity to strengthen bilateral relations. The Armenian leader assessed the rate of development of the Armenian-Italian relations as satisfactory. Adolfo Urso qualified the level of the Armenian-Italian relations as excellent. He informed Italian entrepreneurs had arrived with him and they have very promising impression of Armenia. In the Italian Minister's words, Trade Chambers are rather developed in Italy and he had discussed matters of sharing Italian experience. Besides, the interlocutors discussed question of promotion of small and medium scale business. R. Kocharian noted Italian experience of linking small and medium business with foreign trade is important from the point of view of application in Armenia. 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 | Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. At least 2 CSTO members participated in preparing 44-day war against Armenia – PM Nikol Pashinyan has declared that at least two CSTO member countries participated in preparations for the 44-day war against Armenia. |