Investment Committee to be established in ArmeniaFebruary 18, 2022 - 19:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An Investment Committee will be established in Armenia, according to a decision signed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Friday, February 18. The meetings of the Investment Committee will be recorded, but won't be subject to publication, the decision published on the government's website reveals. The Prime Minister, or in his absence a Deputy Prime Minister, is set to preside over the meetings, which are aimed at selecting the evaluated public investment projects, determine priorities, approve and make final decisions on them. "The Investment Committee discusses public investment programs evaluated by the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia, approves priorities and compiles a relevant list," the decision reads. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |