  Belarus President hopes for double increase in trade turnover with Armenia May 13, 2013 - 17:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko expressed hope for increased trade turnover with Armenia. On Monday, May 13, the governments of Armenia and Belarus signed a number of cooperation agreements covering the sectors of agriculture, nuclear energy, sports, as well as protection of national minorities’ rights. In this context, the Belarusian President expressed confidence that the agreement will promote a double trade turnover growth from current $60 million. As he noted, the goal can be achieved through investing in infrastructure projects.   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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
