$70 million metallurgical plant under construction in ArmeniaJune 5, 2023 - 13:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A major Armenian-American metallurgical plant with $70 million investment is under construction in the town of Yeraskh, Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan said on social media on Saturday, June3. “The plant is a 30-meter high structure with an area of 16,500 square meters, where the annual output will be 180,000 tons,” Kerobyan said. “200 workers are already employed [in the plant], and once it is launch the number of workers will be 1000,” he added. 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 | Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |