FAO ready to continue assistance to Armenian agricultureMay 13, 2010 - 19:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) Director General Jacques Diouf . At the meeting, RA leader pointed out that successful development of Armenian agriculture is a result of collaboration with FAO. Jacques Diouf assessed bilateral collaboration with Armenia as successful, citing the scale of joint programs and resources provided as a proof. As FAO Director General emphasized, the organisation is ready to continue assistance to Armenian agriculture, presidential press service reported. 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 | Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. 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. |