Armenia, Iran negotiate construction of oil distribution center in YerevanJune 17, 2011 - 21:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Chief Executive Officer of the Iranian National Oil Production and Distribution Company, Jalil Salari, said that Iran and Armenia are engaged in talks over oil deliveries from Iran to Armenia and construction of an oil distribution center in Yerevan. According to Salari, Armenia presently consumes 12 thousand barrels of oil per day, but it was estimated that this figure would soon rise to 22 thousand barrels daily, Iranian media reports. 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 | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |