Yerevan, St. Petersburg discuss cooperation prospectsNovember 30, 2011 - 11:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In June 2011, Saint Petersburg and Yerevan reached a cooperation agreement on trade, education, culture and tourism. For the past two years the trade turnover increased by 6% to total USD 14 mln, First Deputy Chairman of St. Petersburg Committee for External Relations Andrey Petruk said on November 30. A 10-member delegation arrived in Yerevan to participate in a business forum and a roundtable on outcomes and prospects for Yerevan- Saint Petersburg cooperation. “Today’s business forum will enable us to unveil new cooperation prospects given the fact that a large number of Armenian businessmen work in Saint Petersburg,” Petruk said. Head of the Foreign Relations Department of the Yerevan city administration David Gevorgyan, in turn, added that the cooperation project was developed on basis of friendly ties between the two cities. 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |