  Concept on Sustainable Development discussed in RA government December 10, 2010 - 18:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan presided over a sitting of the National Council for Sustainable Development. Chairperson of the Association for Sustainable Development of Humanity NGO Karine Danielyan submitted a report on clarification of basic provisions and approaches of the Concept on Sustainable Development of Armenia within the framework of Rio+20 process, the RA governmental press service reported. The RA bill on Application of Genetically Modified Organisms also was discussed during the sitting. The Prime Minister instructed members of the Council to submit in written form all the suggestions voiced during the sitting to the RA Ministry of Nature Protection to include them in the bill. Participants of the sitting elected Karine Danielyan to the post of the Council Secretary. The Prime Minister instructed to support the newly elected Secretary in formation of another sitting’s agenda.   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”. |
