  Armenia’s fresh fruit and vegetables exports rise dramatically February 15, 2016 - 15:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia exported a total of 7.575 tons of fresh fruit and vegetables as of February 15 against the 4.139 tons in the same period last year, the country’s Ministry of Agriculture reports. According to the Ministry, 2.429 tons of fruit and grape have been exported against the 2.090 tons in the same period last year. Besides, as much as 5.146 tons of vegetables and potato have been traded abroad, up from last year’s 2.049 tons. Fresh Armenian fruit and vegetables have been shipped to Russia, Georgia, Switzerland and Iraq.   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”. |
