Top Ten Award 2011 granted to 3 Armenian companiesSeptember 28, 2011 - 12:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 3 Armenian companies: Armenian Economy Ministry’s National Institute of Standards, P. Abajian Ltd, engaged in certification of construction materials; Hayasy Group food manufacturer were ranked among Top Ten Award 2011, with an award ceremony hosted in July 2011 in Kyiv. As the director of the National Institute of Standards Yenok Azaryan told September 28 news conference in Yerevan, “standardization aims to eliminate barriers on the way of trade turnover, enabling businesses to export and import freely.” JIC representative Jahangir Asadi arrived in Armenia to grant the awards (ISO 9001). 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |