Frontier control point for imported foodstuffs and animals opened at Armenian-Iranian borderOctober 30, 2010 - 12:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 29, a frontier control point was opened at the Armenian-Iranian border in Meghri, as part of the World Bank program on struggle against avian influenza. Armenian Minister of Agriculture Gerasim Alaverdyan and World Bank Armenia Country Director Jean-Michel Happi participated in the official opening ceremony of the control point for examination of foodstuffs and animals imported to Armenia. Around $844,500 were invested for the control point building construction. The control point will have laboratories, offices of veterinary service and control service for foodstuffs safety, as well as storage areas. The conditions created in the building will allow examining any foodstuffs and animals, thus, preventing import of infected foodstuffs and animals. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |