Tigran Sargsyan: Armenia supports RA-Japan relations developmentOctober 22, 2009 - 11:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met Minophagen Pharmaceutical Co. delegation, headed by company president Tokuichiro Utsunomiya, governmental press service reported.Welcoming the gust, RA Prime Minister stated that Armenia supports RA-Japan relations development, noting that newly appointed Japanese Premier is a good friend to Armenian scientific community. In his turn, Minophagen Pharmaceutical Co. President expressed his wish to contribute to the development of Armenia-Japan relations. At the meeting, parties discussed collaboration in pharmaceutical sphere, specifically, possibility of medicine manufacturing in RA. RA Premier expressed his support for prospective pharmaceutical programs. 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 | 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. 269 people evacuated amid severe floods in Armenia’s north According to the Interior Ministry, 269 people have been evacuated from their homes in Lori and Tavush provinces. Armenian delegation participating in NATO PA session The delegation is headed by Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the standing committee on defense and security matters. |