Hrazdan Thermal Plant and ArmRosGazprom Activities to Be Checked in 2007April 3, 2006 - 21:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Supreme bodies of financial control of Russia and Armenia will continue joint check-up in fields of mutual interest. This is the brief summary of the talks between Chair of the Counting Chamber of Russia Sergey Stepashin and Chair of the Control Chamber of the National Assembly of Armenia Gagik Voskanyan. The parties agreed they will plan check-ups of the financial and economic activities of Hrazdan Thermal Plant and ArmRosGazprom joint venture in 2007 the Press Service of the Counting Chamber reports. During his visit Mr. Voskanyan and his Deputy Gegham Gasparyan will also discuss specific opportunities of joint control measures in other subjects with auditors, especially financial aspects of functioning of the Russian military base in the territory of Armenia, ensuring customs control of Russian energy resource supplies, Finmarket reports. 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |