YEREVAN, April 7. / ARKA /. The State Depository of Precious Metals and Stones, an affiliation of Armenian ministry of finance,  acquired last year a total of 27.2 kg of golden items and 6.1 kg of silver items, finance minister Vache Gabrielian said today during a Cabinet session chaired by prime minister Tigran Sarkisian.

He said the cost of golden items kept at the depository was 227 million as of January 1, 2011. The cost of silver items was estimated at 6 million Drams and the cost of a silver and palladium alloy  was estimated 8.7 million Drams. Today the government took note of the depository’s report for 2010.  ($1 – 371.38  Drams).  -0-