COUNCIL OF INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF MANUFACTURERS AND BUSINESSMEN ENLARGED MEETING STARTED IN YEREVANSeptember 19, 2002 - 22:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The enlarged meeting of council of the International congress of manufacturers and businessmen joining up 26 national organizations from the CIS, Baltic states, Central and East Europe and China has started today in Yerevan. Over 100 people from 20 countries have arrived in Yerevan to participate in the meeting. The delegation from Russia is the most numerous - about 50 people. The meeting participants will get familiar with the main directions of the Armenian economy development and investment programs regarding the industries. Bilateral and multilateral meetings on cooperation programs, visits to a number of enterprises and organizations are planned. The signing of agreements and contracts is expected. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. |