USD 20 million to be allocated to increase Armenia’s rural communities’ competitivenessJanuary 25, 2011 - 19:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan hosted discussions on the program on increase of competitiveness and rural communities resource management to be implemented in 2011-2015 in Armenia. As the head of state organization for assistance to rural reforms, Agricultural Reform Support Project Implementation Unit said, the program cost is USD 20 million, with USD 13,9 million to be allocated to improve the system of livestock farming and community pastures management. USD 2,5 million will be provided for improvement of agriculture-promoting services quality. USD 2,1 million will be funded for tender grant programs, with USD 1,4 million to be allocated to implementation of program, monitoring and assessment. The Office for Agricultural Reform Implementation will be in charge of the 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 | 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. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. 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. |