€10 million bridge across Debed River to connect Armenia, GeorgiaAugust 5, 2016 - 17:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced a two-stage tender for design engineering and construction of a bridge across the Debed River in the borderland between Georgia and Armenia, Construction.ru reports citing Interfax. The project, estimated at 10 m euro, will be funded by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development by means of extending credits to Georgia and Armenia. The tender will be held until the 20th of September in the EBRD system of electronic purchases, Client E- Procurement Portal. According to the plan, the project's implementation will begin late in December 2016 and will last 42 months, including 18 months to carry out design engineering and construction work and 24 months to detect the possible defects. Intergovernmental agreement between two countries on construction of a bridge at Sadakhlo and Bagratashen check points in Georgia and Armenia respectively was signed in December 2014. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |