Production of made-in-Armenia medical supplies launched in YerevanApril 26, 2019 - 11:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - SMT Best LLC has launched production of made-in-Armenia medical supplies, Invest in Armenia said in a Facebook post. Thanks to the launch of the new production, 100 new jobs have been created. 20% of supplies produced in Armenia is consumed by the local market, while the rest is exported. While syringes, blood collection containers, insulin pen needles and other supplies are currently manufactured in the new plant, Health Minister Arsen Torosyan had earlier said that catheters of various sizes will also be produced in the near future. The investors are reportedly planning to establish a second plant in the country. 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 | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Baku: EU, U.S. share responsibility for Armenia’s “destabilizing actions” Azerbaijan has declared that the European Union and the United States will share responsibility for any destabilizing actions of Armenia |