International Economic Forum kicks off in St. PetersburgJune 18, 2010 - 10:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum opened on June 18, with leaders of post soviet countries discussing prospects of economy development, Radio Mayak reports. Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov informed that the final decision on formation of a Customs Union will be taken during a meeting of the EurAsEC intergovernmental council on July 15. “Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan are negotiating basic agreements for the Union,” he said. 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |