Mkrtich Minasyan: Armenia overcame financial crisisDecember 28, 2010 - 14:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Mkrtich Minasyan said that political, social and economic life of the republic was active in 2010, the most important achievement being suppression of economic slump. “We can say that Armenia overcame financial crisis,” he told a news conference on December 28. Commenting on Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process, he stressed the significance of the Astana summit. “It’s important that representatives of many countries emphasized that the principle of territorial integrity doesn’t dominate the right of nations to self-determination,” he said. As to normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations, Minasyan said that Armenia has clearly indicated that international recognition of the Armenian Genocide can be a tool of political gambling. 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 | Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. At least 2 CSTO members participated in preparing 44-day war against Armenia – PM Nikol Pashinyan has declared that at least two CSTO member countries participated in preparations for the 44-day war against Armenia. |