ArmInfo. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met Director General of Rosatom State Corporation (Russia) Sergey Kiriyenko, Tuesday.The Armenian presidential press-service told ArmInfo that the meeting covered issues of Armenian-Russian cooperation in the sphere of nuclear energy. The sides expressed content with

ArmInfo. Foreign Minister of Turkey, Ali Babacan, stated that the Armenian side demonstrates strong political will for the solution of Turkish-Armenian and Azerbaijani-Armenian problems. In his interview for the Turkish television channel NTV, the Foreign Minister of Turkey, Ali Babacan,

ArmInfo. Western Union has reduced the value of money transfers in USD and RUR to a number of CIS countries. This list includes Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, 'Delovoy portal’ reports.Meanwhile, in accordance with August 22, 2008 decision of the Central

Intelligence service of the USA confirms that the military action in South Ossetia was started by Georgia, that is why the position of Russia is correct, and the position of the USA is not. Such statement was made by Dana

ArmInfo. 'The war between Georgia and Russia first of all directly affected Armenia in the economic sense as about 70% of shipment is implemented via the territory of Georgia. According to some accounts, it did several million dollars harm to

ArmInfo. The oppositional Armenian National Congress spread a statement today strongly criticizing the actions of the country's authorities. According to the statement received by ArmInfo, 6 oppositional representatives embarked on hunger-strike the day before on the Northern Avenue demanding to

Caucasus platform", director of Oriental studies Institute under National Academy of Science Ruben Safrastyan told journalists today.'The fact that Azerbaijan agreed to participate in the Caucasus platform along with Armenia is evidence of it though earlier official Baku refused it',

RA Economy Minister Nerses Yeritsyan said today introducing the first reading of draft alterations to the Law "On TV and Radio" in the Armenian Parliament. He said that Armenia joined the Agreement on international telecommunications of Geneva conference, according to

ArmInfo. Today Armenian parliament adopted the draft law on credit bureaus activity and circulation of tax data in the first reading.As chairman of Armenian Central Bank Artur Javadyan said, this draft law is directed to raising of the role of

ArmInfo. Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers are expected to meet in New York within the framework of the 63rd session of UN General Assembly, Russia co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group Yuri Merzlyakov told APA.He said that the possibility of holding

ArmInfo. HSBC Bank Armenia is planning to open two new branches in Yerevan in 2008. As HSBC Bank Armenia CEO Tim Slater told ArmInfo correspondent, one of the branches will be launched in Nor Nork community of Yerevan by the

ArmInfo. Feasibility study of construction of new NPP in Armenia will be presented in Yerevan on September 24, 2008, RA Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan told journalists today.He recalled that the USA allocated about $2 mln to

ArmInfo. Turkey has a forced interest in improving relations with Armenia, Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences, Professor Rouben Safrastyan said. 'Unlike the USA, which has always striven for unblocking the Armenian-Turkish

ArmInfo. Twenty two lots worth a total of $2,450 mln (742,350 mln AMD) were sold at today's currency auctions at the Armenian Exchange (ArmEx) at the average exchange rate of 303 AMD/$1 USD, which is by 0,24% higher of the

ArmInfo. The price of Moscow-Yerevan-Moscow business-class air tickets has reduced, press-service of Armavia told ArmInfo.Passengers may apply to Armavia air ticket offices to buy tickets.

Lebanon's political leaders may be preparing to begin a long-awaited national dialogue under the auspices of President Michael Sleiman, but many Beirutis are deeply pessimistic about the talks' chances of success. The Doha Accord, which bought an end to 18

The Islamic Welfare Association (ISWA) is providing deprived residents in the South and the Iqlim al-Kharoub region with iftar meals during the holy month of Ramadan.ISWA executive director Moutah Majzoub said the association aims during Ramadan to iftar meals and

The Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon (CCCL) opened seven new rooms in its internal care center on Tuesday. Rotary Koura and Brookline Massachusetts Rotary club 7910 financed the project through an $82,000 donation.

The Lebanese Information Ministry hosted a news conference Wednesday in Beirut to announce that it would be hosting the second annual New Arab Woman Forum (MAWF) on October 23-24. The forum, to be held at the InterContinental Phoenicia Hotel, is

The second Encounter of Euro-Mediterranean Youth launched Wednesday evening with the objectives of promoting awareness for environmental problems and working on building a Euro-Mediterranean youth network. The opening of the conference - under the slogan "Environment in a Global Frameset."