Armenia follows Russia’s suit, bans vegetables import from EuropeJune 3, 2011 - 18:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Following Russia's suit, Armenia banned the import of vegetables from Europe due to enteric infection outbreak, according to Armenian Agriculture Minister. As Sergo Karapetyan told a news conference in Yerevan, despite the ban, European vegetables have never been imported to Armenia, consequently, no deficit on the market is expected, with local manufacturers producing enough vegetables to meet internal demand. On June 2, Russia has extended its ban on vegetable imports to allof the EU in a bid to prevent a deadly European bacterial outbreak from spreading into the country. Researchers are still unable to pinpoint the cause of the E coli outbreak that has hit Germany and other European countries, infecting 1,500 people and leaving 17 people dead. 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”. |