Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia to participate in 48th session of CIS Economic CouncilNovember 17, 2010 - 17:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia, Territorial Administration Minister Armen Gevorgyan left for St. Petersburg to participate in the 48th session of the CIS Economic Council due November 18 in St. Petersburg. Establishment of a sectoral cooperation structure in the sphere of consumers' rights protection, a draft Agreement on establishment of information infrastructure of innovation activity of the CIS states, as well as the issues concerning legaland intellectual property protection are on council agenda. Besides, the sides are expected to discuss draft Framework Program on cooperation of the CIS member states in the sphere of peaceful use of nuclear energy until 2020, prospects of the activity of the Coordinating Board of Taxation Services of the CIS member states, trade policy and the Convention on CIS countries' near-border cooperation, Territorial Administration Ministry 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 | Aliyev travels to Turkey at Erdogan's invitation On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. |