 French Development Agency to invest $40 mln in Armenia October 18, 2016 - 17:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The French Development Agency is ready to invest about $40 million in the development of Armenia's infrastructures,French Ambassador to Armenia Jean-Francois Charpentier said at a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan on Tuesday, October 18. Dwelling upon the friendly relations between the two countries, the PM hailed the comprehensive agenda of bilateral cooperation in different sectors and called for more joint economic projects. Also, Karapetyan stressed the importance of the second conference on Armenian-French decentralized cooperation to be held in Yerevan in December. Charpentier, in turn, expressed willingness to cooperate with the Armenian Government towards the implementation of joint programs, the further development of bilateral relations and expansion of economic ties. The Ambassador said the French Development Agency is going to invest about $40 mln to improve infrastructures in Armenia, at the same time announcing the willingness of a number of French companies to start activity in the country. The parties cited agriculture, information technologies and tourism as promising spheres of cooperation.   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”. |
