Expert: ruble will be Eurasia’s common currency by 2016November 24, 2011 - 14:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s membership in the Eurasian Union may contribute to Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, head of the Armenian Union of Local Manufacturers said. According to Vazgen Safaryan, this implies establishment of a new institution to boost effectiveness of labor force and resource exchange. Safaryan believes that ruble will be the common currency in Eurasia by 2016, given the fact that it is called “energy ruble”. Besides, according to him, Eurasian Union membership will not hinder Armenia’s European integration. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |