Grape harvest to exceed last year’s index by 7,000t in Armenia in 2010August 4, 2010 - 20:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan visited Ararat region and held a working meeting with heads of communities. During the visit, data on agricultural products and volumes of their sale during the first half of 2010 was provided to the Deputy Prime Minister, the press service of the Ministry of Territorial Administration reported. In addition, the Deputy Prime Minister and governors of Ararat, Armavir, Aragatsotn, Tavush and Vayots Dzor regions, as well as Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Deputy Minister of Agriculture discussed the expected grape harvest and efficient organization of its purchase process in the aforementioned regions. The governors were instructed to work jointly with the Ministry of Agriculture with organizations dealing with purchases to clarify earlier agreements on volumes and terms of purchase of 2010 grape harvest. The grape harvest will exceed last year’s index by 7,000t in Armenia in 2010, according to information provided by regional administrations and the RA Ministry of Agriculture. 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 | 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. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |