 Yerevan to host Armenian-Croatian business forum June 5, 2013 - 12:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with a newly appointed Croatian envoy to Armenia Ivan Starcevic (residence in Athens). At the meeting, the Prime Minister expressed hope for the ambassador to contribute to further development of Armenian-Croatian ties. In this context, the parties stressed the importance of economic cooperation, with the envoy noting that a business forum is planned in the nearest future to promote ties between the countries’ entrepreneurs and boost trade turnover, the governmental press service 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 |  Latest 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”. |
