Tigran Sargsyan and Mikheil Saakashvili discussed possibilities for strengthening economic tiesJune 25, 2009 - 17:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili discussed possibilities for strengthening economic ties between Armenia and Georgia, RA Government's press service reports. Armenian and Georgian officials touched upon issues of extending cooperation in different spheres, including tourism.Parties also stressed the importance of deepening economic ties and implementing joint programs, as effective tools towards overcoming crisis impact in both countries. RA Premier also focused on the construction of communication routes on Georgian territory, stressing its economic impact on Armenia in terms of freight transportation and a number of other services, including customs units. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |