Armenian Prime Minister ridden a tractor at PanArmenian Expo 2009October 23, 2009 - 16:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The exhibition was opened by the Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan , who tested a tractor produced by the joint Armenian-Chinese factory CHINVAN, acquainted with the anti-hails station of the "Barva" Research Center. According to the General Director of the Technology Park and president of "Barva" Aram Vardanyan, this station is the unique, since it is associated with satellite antenna, which determines the possible risk of hail automatically. He also informed, that the station operates on the acetylene, instead of previously used propane. 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 | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |