Armenia seeks to ensure fulfillment of commitments under Russia arms dealApril 13, 2016 - 17:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian government will on Thursday, April 14, discuss the issue of controlling fulfillment of commitments under the agreement on state export credit between Armenia and Russia. The draft bill to be discussed envisages assigning: 1. the Finance Minister to control the Armenian side's fulfillment of commitments under the agreement; 2. the Defense Minister to clarify the list of modern arms and military equipment to be delivered to Armenia, as well as to discuss and sign with relevant Russian agencies the contracts for the supply of modern military products; 3. the chief of the Central Bank to work with Russia's Vnesheconombank towards sealing an agreement on the technical side of loan accounting and management of accounts by April 29, as well as inform Armenia's Finance and Defense Ministries on the signing of the agreement within five days. Read also:Russian arms delivery to Armenia late “for unknown reasons” – MP 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 | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |