Socio-economic development of country discussed in ArtsakhAugust 12, 2010 - 17:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On August 12, NKR President Bako Sahakyan convoked a working consultation to discuss socio-economic development of the country. Agriculture minister Armo Tsaturyan delivered a report on harvesting process, the head of the rescue service Arthur Haroutyunyan - on the fire-fighting; minister of municipal engineering Karen Shahramanyan - on activities carried out in the sphere; head of the department of water industry under the Cabinet of Ministers Kajik Khachatryan - on activities carried out in the irrigation system; vice-mayor of Stepanakert Armen Avagyan - on the activities realized in the water supply system of the capital; head of the department of industrial infrastructures under the Cabinet of Ministers Karlen Petrosyan - on the activities in the spheres of energy and transport; chairman of the State Commission on regulating public services and economic competition Hakob Ghahramanyan - on the latest developments in the sphere of economic competition and minister of culture and youth affairs Narine Aghabalyan - on the progress of cultural projects planned. The President gave specific instructions to the heads of the corresponding structures, noting that he will monitor the proper implementation of the activities scheduled. Vice-premier, finance minister Spartak Tevosyan and other officials partook at the consultation, Central Information Department at NKR President’s Office 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |