Bako Sahakyan names tobacco production in Artsakh successful initiativeFebruary 9, 2011 - 18:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On February 9, the President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met with Masis Tobacco company founder Michael Vardanyan. Issues related to growing and drying of tobacco plants in Artsakh were in the focus of the meeting. Giving high assessment to production development programs in Artsakh, the President characterized them as a successful investment initiative, Central Information Department at Artsakh President’s Office 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |