Cognac Nairi awarded Grand Prix at Moscow international contestDecember 5, 2011 - 18:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the framework of Moscow-hosted XV International professional wines and spirits contest 20 years aged cognac Nairi of Yerevan Ararat Factory was awarded a gold medal and a Grand Prix. Over 115 samples of alcoholic beverages from 15 producing countries including Portugal, Spain, Hungary, Russia, USA, Ukraine, France and Chile participated in the event organized under the auspices of International Organization of Vine and Wine. It is the second medal awarded to cognac Nairi for 2011, the first one awarded at Competition of wine and alcoholic drinks in Moldova, February 12-13. Ararat brand was also awarded a special prize in the nomination of “Best brand of the year” at XV International professional wines and spirits contest. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. 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. |