Artsakh President supervises harvest activities in rural areasJuly 4, 2011 - 12:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On July 2, President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited Askeran, Martuni and Hadrout regions to inspect on site the implementation of some economic programs and harvest activities. President Sahakyan stressed the necessity of close cooperation between all the structures involved in the harvest activities considering it among the pivotal preconditions of successful harvesting. He also visited construction sites of the new hospital and sports complex being built in the Martuni regional center and inspected the carried out activities. Prime Minister Ara Harutyunyan and other officials accompanied the President, reported the Central Information Department of the Office of the Artsakh Republic President. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |