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Government extends benefits to border communities until 2021
The Armenian government approved at a meeting on Thursday a set of amendments to the law on social support for border communities, providing for extension of a number of benefits to be granted to border villages until 2021.Armenia Expo 2017 slated for September 8-10
More than 120 companies from Armenia, Russia, Iran, Germany, Belarus, Sri Lanka, Egypt and India will be showcasing their products at the 17th Armenia Expo 2017, scheduled to run in Yerevan from September 8th to 10th, Logos Expo Center, an organizer of the event, said.Government tightens control over crayfish catching
Citing the findings of a study, indicating a dramatic drop in the population of crayfish in Armenia’s largest lake of Sevan and other water basins, prime minister Karen Karapetyan told the nature protection ministry today to stop extending the permits issued earlier for catching crayfish, giving it also two months to develop and submit to the government proposals to improve the situation.PM holds discussion on urban development and tourism projects
Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan chaired a meeting September 6 to discuss the Kumayri Historic Center Development program in Gyumri, the Armenian Village ethnographic district project in Yerevan, as well as Vanadzor town and Sevan national park development-related issues, the government press office reported.VTB Bank (Armenia) offers new type of student loans
VTB Bank (Armenia) has designed a student loan with a low interest rate, the Russian-owned bank said today in press release, adding that students are given an exceptional opportunity to pay only interest on the loan during their studies, and pay the principal amount after receiving higher education diplomas.Eighty percent of driver’s license are bought, NGO head claims
Some 80% of motorists in Armenia cheat their way to a driver’s license by paying bribes ranging from 90,000 to 150,000 drams, Tigran Hovhannisyan, the head of the League for the Protection of Drivers, said to journalists on Wednesday.France’s best winemaker appreciates the quality of Armenian wines
The best sommelier of Europe in 2000 and the best winemaker of France, Franck Thomas, who participated in a recent wine tasting and conducted a master class in Yerevan, tasted local wine according to a unique method developed by him, the press service of the Armenian Agriculture Ministry reported, saying the sommelier appreciated the quality of Armenian wine.President stresses the need for improving conflict of interest-related legislative provisions
During a working meeting with President Serzh Sargsyan on September 5, the chairperson of Senior Officials’ Ethics Commission Siranush Sahakyan reported about the work done for the past few years, including the achievements and the existing challenges, as well as the measures to address the shortfalls.UAE interested in investing in Armenian agriculture
The United Arab Emirates is interested in investing in Armenia’s agricultural sector, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Investments Hovhannes Azizyan told a meeting of the parliamentary committee on economic affairs on September 5.No reason to expect progress from Armenian and Azeri foreign ministers over Karabakh, political analyst says
It is difficult to expect progress from the forthcoming meeting of the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan on the Karabakh conflict settlement, since there is no reason for it, the director of the Armenian branch of the CIS Institute Alexander Markarov told a news conference today.China to provide 10 million yuan aid to Armenian defense ministry
Armenian and Chinese defense ministers Vigen Sargsyan and Chiang Wanquan signed an agreement on September 4 whereby China will provide 10 million yuan aid ($1,522,400) to the Armenian defense ministry, the press service of the Armenian defense ministry reported.News 15441 - 15460 of 18476
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