Contractors in road construction field to receive payment based on implemented worksDecember 17, 2010 - 18:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Department for Assessment of Internal Audit and Financial Control at the RA Ministry of Finance conducted an inspection in the road construction field. Head of the Department Sona Gharibyan told journalists that the inspection aimed to study the compliance of implemented works with budgetary financing on capital repair as part of the program of Millennium Challenge Account - Armenia SNCO. “The RA Ministry of Transport and Communication submitted a $6.8bln application to complete construction works at 26 roads, but we found out that AMD 5bln is enough to finish these works,” said Gharibyan. Moreover, according to Gharibyan, in January 2010 violations at the amount of AMD 50mln were revealed under a program of the RA Ministry of Transport on roads exploitation and maintenance in winter period. She said that contractors received sums allocated from the budget for works that had not been implemented. “Contractors will be paid hence only based on the results of implemented works,” concluded Gharibyan. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |