Average crop yield of apricots expected in Armenia in 2011May 20, 2011 - 13:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan said the Ministry carries out monitoring throughout the republic to assess growth and volume of fruits, winter wheat and other agricultural products. According to preliminary data, the crop yield of apricots is at an average level due to climatic conditions in 2011, while that of grape and other agricultural products is high, Karapetyan told journalists in Yerevan on May 20. As for prices for agricultural products, Karapetyan stated that drop in prices for agricultural products will be observed in the country starting June. 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 | 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”. |