  17 pump stations installed in 5 Armenian provinces due to MCA Armenia program May 5, 2011 - 17:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited Armenia’s Ararat province to attend the opening of pump station reconstructed within the framework of Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) – Armenia program. The Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation Daniel Yohannes, Deputy Prime Minister Armen Gevorgyan and U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie Yovanovitch accompanied the Prime Minister. Within the framework of USD 41 million investment program, 17 pump stations were installed in Armenia’s provinces of Ararat, Armavir, Aragatsotn, Gegharkunik and Suynik.   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 Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
