  Hauts-de-Seine French department to allocate 500 000 euro annually for Armenian rural development May 21, 2010 - 14:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French Minister of Economic Recovery Plan and President of the General Council of Hauts-de-Seine department, Mr. Patrick Devedjian said that Hauts-de-Seine will allocate 500 000 euro annually for Armenian rural areas development. Implementation of programs started in 2004 in cooperation with Hayastan All Armenian Fund. Now, the delegation led by Mr. Devedjian is in Armenia to get acquainted with the work carried out. “To improve living conditions in the regions, agricultural production should be boosted,” the French official said. “Cooperative societies will be established to help local manufacturers ensure best results.” Executive Director of Hayastan All Armenian Fund Ara Vardanyan said for his part that collaboration with Hauts-de-Seine department will encourage implementation of similar projects jointly with other countries.   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 |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
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