  Tigran Sargsyan: Marmarik reservoir to help develop Armenian water industry July 9, 2010 - 13:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During a visit to Kotayk region, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan watched construction works of Marmarik reservoir. “Marmarik reservoir will help develop Armenian water industry. It will also allow to save electric power essential for water supply of territories where natural water flows do not reach,” he said. “The reservoir will offer a possibility to reduce the number of water intakes in Lake Sevan and prevent spring floods,” said Andranik Andreasyan, head of the state committee of water industry of Armenia. Construction works amounting to AMD 4.6bln are carried out in the framework of a WB program.   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. |
