Abel Aganbegyan: Armenian leadership not interested in sport facilities construction in SochiDecember 6, 2010 - 18:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences Abel Aganbegyan said that the Armenian leadership has not taken an active stance in implementation of our idea on creation of a large, modern construction company to deal with construction of Olympic sport facilities in Sochi. It would have developed the country’s construction industry and created a high-capacity Armenian company, Aganbegyan said in Yerevan. According to the expert, Armenia could both develop the activity of its construction companies in Russia and widely use its construction materials, which are of a rather good quality. “It would have improved the living standards of people in Armenia, increased population’s profits due to work in an Armenian construction company in Russia,” concluded Aganbegyan. 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 | Armenia-Azerbaijan: Turkey wants deal after “positive developments” Turkey hopes “positive developments” in negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan will lead to an agreement. Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. |