  Armenian Economy Minister briefs UN session participants on strategic directions in the development of Armenia November 9, 2010 - 19:26 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian delegation led by Economy Minister Nerses Yeritsyan is on a 3-day visit to Switzerland to participate in the 6th UN session organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). A document featuring UNCTAD-conducted studies on Armenia’s competitive policy will be presented at the session. Also, the Armenian Minister briefed the session participants on strategic directions in the development of Armenia. During his visit, the Economy Minister met with UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi to discuss further cooperation perspectives, ministerial 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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
