  Working group on Iran-Armenia railroad construction to hold first meeting late JuneJune 13, 2009 - 11:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The working group on Iran-Armenia railroad construction will hold its first meeting late June, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said during talks with Russian Railways President Vladimir Yakunin. The working group consisting of Armenian, Russian and Iranian specialists will focus on project financing and possible participation of interested parties, reported the information center of the Armenian government. Sargsyan and Yakunin appreciated the role of transport for strengthening of strategic relations between the two states and agreed to keep development of Armenian Railways in the spotlight.   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 |  Related sections 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. |
