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Region: 2008 Aragatsotn 64% Gegharkunik 61% Vayots Dzor 47% Yerevan 47% Country: Armenia 53% Azerbaijan 46% Russia 24% Norway 11% Sources: euromonitor.com, armstat.am

USD(mln) USD(mln) Percentage of GDP 2008 2009 2009 Armenia 382 400 1.9% Azerbaijan 221 303 0.4% Georgia 462 452 2.0% Russia 9,714 8,142 0.4% Slovenia 2,659 2,814 4.9% Israel 4,281 3,580 1.7% Source: euromonitor.com

It’s been several months (of meetings and proposals) since our decision to put together a project that will assist the Bardzravan community in Syunik in securing a market for their milk and help them get on their feet. Everything seems

Trade Turnover (Jan – Aug ’09) Drop in Trade (Jan – Aug ’09 vs ’08) EU 30.7% 41.2% Russia 22.6% 15.5% China 7.2% 20.5% USA 5.1% 32.0% Turkey 4.3% 30.9% Iran 3.8% 26.0% Georgia 2.7% 25.6% UAE 0.7% 35.0% Source:

We head to Meghri at least once a month to oversee progress on our community organization project, supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. To break the drive into manageable pieces, this usually means a three-day trip. The

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDwd2cxCpV0 Vartan Oskanian’s interview with Yerkir Media http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfj6U3Gk3og http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LpKMZ9TJCg

Georgia 4.7% Russia 4.7% Armenia 5.5% Canada 34.4% Belgium 38.0% Bahamas 60.0% Sources: International organization of Parliaments, Armenian Parliament, Georgian Parliament Situation as of 31 July, 2009

New Zealand 1 Georgia 3 Azerbaijan 16 Armenia 18 Russia 29 Suriname 694 Source: doingbusiness.org, The World Bank Group

Jan-May 2009 vs Jan-May 2008 from Russia from USA Armenia -35.3% -37.9% 11.1% Georgia -21.3% -33.1% 9.7% Sources: cba.am, nbg.gov.ge    

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQqsBctulK8 Vartan Oskanian discusses the current Armenia-Turkey Protocols and addresses the details regarding the document’s issues and pitfalls. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdmwNdnJL-g