Refugee inflow may become extra burden to Armenia economy – expertDecember 24, 2011 - 13:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The head of Alternative research center predicted the inflow of Armenian and foreign refugees to Armenia in 2012 given current situation in Iran and Syria. In a conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Tatul Manaseryan characterized the development of events described as highly undesirable. As he noted, the inflow of refuses may prove an extra burden to Armenian economy. “However, on the other hand, the arrival of Iranian entrepreneurs may give a new impetus to the country’s economic competitiveness, thus boosting the economic growth,” the expert said. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Iran would not be permitted to build or obtain nuclear weapons, even as a senior House Democrat raised concerns about a building drumbeat for war against the Islamic republic. "If they proceed and we get intelligence that they are proceeding with developing a nuclear weapon, then we will take whatever steps necessary to stop it," Panetta said. 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |