$120 million to be invested in Armenian agricultureFebruary 10, 2017 - 13:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Around $120 million will be invested in the agricultural sector of Armenia in 2017, the Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement following the meeting of Minister Ignati Arakelyan, deputy ministers and representatives of the sector. “Summing up the work done, we can state that projects worth some $120 million will be implemented in the sector in 2017,” Arakelyan said. “The investments will be spent to build a canning factory and slaughterhouses, expand greenhouse farms, ramp up brandy production among other things.” Arakelyan said regional development projects will be implemented too. A number of other issues were also discussed during the meeting. 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. |