Armenia’s delegation to participate in Vienna-hosted World Economic ForumJune 6, 2011 - 18:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s delegation led by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan will leave for Vienna on June 7 to participate in the World Economic Forum on Europe and Central Asia. Sargsyan will participation in the reception organized by the Austrian President, as well as working dinner on June 7. During the visit, Mr. Sargsyan is scheduled to participate in the WEF plenary sitting, as well as meet with his Austrian, Ukrainian and Hungarian counterparts, the RA governmental press service reported. The Armenian Prime Minister will also visit the OPEC Fund for International Development to meet with its Director-General Suleiman Jasir Al-Herbish. 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 | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |