 Parliament ratifies deal on Russia’s $200 million export loan July 3, 2015 - 11:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At the July 2 extraordinary session Armenian National Assembly ratified the agreement on the provision of a $200 million concessional export loan by Russia to Armenia. The loan will be used to widen considerably the range of modern weapons of the Armenian armed forces, Panorama.am reports. 98 MPs voted in favor, one MP – member of ‘Heritage’ opposition faction Zaruhi Postanjyan voted against. When presenting the agreement at the parliament, Deputy Defense Minister Ara Nazaryan said that under the agreement, military production made in Russia will be purchased in 2015-2017. The loan is provided at an annual interest rate of 3% for 13 years, with a 3-year grace period, he said.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   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. |
