Vache Gabrielyan: Armenia’s state debt to reduce starting 2013January 24, 2011 - 15:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s state debt totaled $3bln 795mln, what is 44.4% of the GDP. According to Finance Minister Vache Gabrielyan, the state debt will remain unchanged in 2011 and 2012 but will reduce starting 2013. “We control the state debt and experience no problem with its servicing, as we have various sources of financing,” he told a press conference on January 24. He also informed that tax return to the Armenian state budget totaled AMD 591.9bln against the planned AMD 570bln in 2010. 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |