Amendments on granting stabilization loan to Armenia to be introduced in Russian budgetFebruary 28, 2009 - 14:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The bill on granting a $500 million loan to Armenia will be brought to the Russian Duma floor in the near future, Russia's Prime Minister said. "I hope the procedure will be carried out within shortest terms, since it demands amendments in the state budget," Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan. Thanking his Russian counterpart, PM Sargsyan said that the aid will mitigate the consequences of the global financial crisis. "I am confident that these funds will also serve thousands of enterprises functioning with Russian capital. We will create a favorable macroeconomic atmosphere for them," he said. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |