  Armenian government to promote pharmaceutical market development November 16, 2010 - 12:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The third international forum on pharmaceutical competitiveness kicked off in Yerevan on November 16. “Armenia has strong potential to develop the pharmaceutical market. The main thing needed is a correct marketing policy,” RA Economy Minister Nerses Yeritsyan said in his opening remarks. According to him, the government is willing to help companies forwarding new ideas and investment programs. “Presently, locally manufactured drugs make 15% of the market while 40% is imported to CIS countries,” 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 |  Latest 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”. |
