ArmAgroForum kicks off in YerevanOctober 14, 2011 - 12:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The first international ArmAgroForum kicked off in Yerevan’s Sports and Concert Complex on October 14. The forum hosts over 1200 farmers from Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Lebanon, Iran, Poland, Latvia, U.S. and France. Welcoming the participants, Agriculture Minister Sergo Karapetyan expressed confidence that the reforms carried out in the country will facilitate development of agriculture. He also congratulate farmers on professional holiday marked on October 16, when Yerevan’s Northern Avenue will be the venue for large-scale festive events with a vast buffet of agriculture products offered for sampling, with exhibits, fairs and cultural program as the highlights. 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. |