Armenian Agriculture Minister to visit Israel in autumnJune 29, 2011 - 15:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan met with Israeli Ambassador to Armenia Shmuel Meirom, who emphasized the importance of Minister’s visit to Israel in the framework of the oncoming international exhibition on hothouse economy, on November 16-17, 2011. According to the Agriculture Ministry’s press office, the parties discussed perspectives of Armenian-Israeli cooperation development and underlined common traditions and interests between Armenia and Israel. Among cooperation trends, they pointed out exchange of experience in implementation of contemporary technologies in the field of irrigation, cattle-breeding, creation of hothouse economies. In this context, Minsiter Karapetyan made a point of enhancing a program MASHAV (Israeli Center for International Cooperation) and concluding cooperation agreement between two countries ministries for systematized cooperation. In his turn, amb. Meirom said that Israel is open for cooperation with Armenia in the framework of MASHAV program. The Armenian-Israeli cooperation in the agricultural field was launched back in 1993. Taking into consideration development of reprocessing sector in Armenia, presently there is an agreement on export of fruit concentrates to Israel. 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”. |