Iran energy minister arrives in Armenia to boost bilateral tiesFebruary 27, 2018 - 11:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian arrived in Yerevan to participate in the 15th joint economic commission meeting between Iran and Armenia, IRNA says. Ardakanian is supposed to meet his Armenian counterpart, Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan and minister of nature protection. Expert-level meetings were held in Yerevan on finalizing the commission's final document. The joint commission meeting aims to discuss bilateral projects in economic, trade, commercial and cultural fields. The meeting's final document is to be signed on Tuesday, February 27 by Ardakanian and Armenian Minister of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources Ashot Manukyan. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |