  U.S. government to allocate $2.9mln assistance to Armenia July 22, 2010 - 19:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On July 22, the RA government approved the suggestion on signing the protocol on introduction of the eleventh amendment to the Letter of Agreement on Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement between governments of Armenia and the U.S. Since the signing of the original Letter of Agreement on June 11, 2001, the United States has provided around $11mln of justice sector assistance to the Government of Armenia. Meanwhile, the eleventh amendment is also aimed at developing efficient cooperation. Under the amendment, the U.S. government will allocate $2.9mln assistance.   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 |  Related sections Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
