  Armenia, Russia explore new opportunities in trade, tourism November 22, 2025 - 11:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On November 21, Armenia’s Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan met with a Russian delegation led by Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral economic relations. The meeting covered a broad range of topics aimed at boosting trade turnover between the two countries. Specific attention was given to cooperation in the agro-industrial sector, ensuring uninterrupted agricultural exports, establishing joint enterprises, and exchanging expertise in the field of phytosanitary standards. Tourism was also highlighted as a particularly promising area for further collaboration. Earlier, Papoyan reported that Armenia’s gross domestic product grew by 6.2% in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.   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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
