RUBEN VARDANIAN AMONG 50 RUSSIAN BUSINESSMEN OF CONSEQUENCEJuly 30, 2003 - 23:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - By request of "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" Russian newspaper and together with it the Agency for Economic News again fixed the rating of political consequence of the Russian entrepreneurs. "Troika-Dialogue" and "Rosgosstrakh" companies director Ruben Vardanian occupied the 31-st line in this list. As reported by Russian sources, 61 experts determined the rating among 156 candidates according to the outcomes of the second quarter of the current year. Head of "UES of Russia" Russian joint-stock company Anatoly Chubais is at the top of the list. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | U.S., Armenia sign customs deal According to Armenian customs data, U.S.-Armenian trade reached $670 million last year. Glendale mayor to visit Yerevan Asatryan last visited Armenia in December 2022-January 2023 as she helped establish a partnership between Armenia’s Opera House and Los Angeles Opera. Ucom’s fixed network launches in Nor Hachn City residents will be able to use fixed-line Internet, mobile communications and television in one package at more affordable prices. Ambassador summoned to Russia returns to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has returned to Yerevan more than two weeks after being recalled to Moscow for consultations. |