Fruitfull Armenia prolongs contest termsSeptember 3, 2009 - 17:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Fruitfull Armenia has prolonged the terms of its Friutfull-talent contest till October 16, 2009. "The company received 57 works and 100 applications. But there were also requests to prolong application terms. The matter is that summer is a passive period, as students are on vacation," executive director Anna Christina Shirinyan said. For his part, Gevorg Abrahamyan, spokesman for the company, said that the company undertakes to convey the winner to Armenia. "We will help the winner of the contest arrive in Armenia event if he/she lives in Antarctica," he said. Fruitfull Armenia announced the contest on May 7. The contest includes agriculture and agro-industry production, commerce and marketing, finance and infrastructure. Armenians aging from 18 to 30 are eligible to participate. The winner will get AMD 3 million and a notebook. 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 | U.S., Armenia sign customs deal According to Armenian customs data, U.S.-Armenian trade reached $670 million last year. Glendale mayor to visit Yerevan Asatryan last visited Armenia in December 2022-January 2023 as she helped establish a partnership between Armenia’s Opera House and Los Angeles Opera. Ucom’s fixed network launches in Nor Hachn City residents will be able to use fixed-line Internet, mobile communications and television in one package at more affordable prices. Ambassador summoned to Russia returns to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has returned to Yerevan more than two weeks after being recalled to Moscow for consultations. |