Armenia to participate in creation of CIS Center for Nanotechnology InnovationsJuly 1, 2009 - 20:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The CIS countries intend to set up an international innovation center of nanotechnologies, the press service of the Federal Agency for Running Special Economic Zones (RosOEZ) reports. According to experts, this center will play the role of a "locomotive" for the formation of a common regional market of nanoindustry in the CIS space. On July 1-2, an information forum on the creation of this center will be held in Dubna. The Federal Agency for Running Special Economic Zones, the Unified Institute of Nuclear Researches "Dubna," the Russian Scientific Center "Kurchatov Institute," the International Fund of Humanitarian Cooperation of the CIS Member States and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine are the organizers of the forum. Specialists from Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, as well as international and European companies and organizations will take part in the forum. 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”. |