Armenian government will allocate credit proceeds to secure consultations in special cases onlyMay 25, 2011 - 19:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian government will be allocating credit proceeds to secure consultations only in special and well-founded cases, according to Armenian Prime Minister. As Tigran Sargsyan stated in parliament, a monitoring of credit proceeds expenditures discovered that in 2006, Armenia addressed to World Bank for a consultation, the results of which were never used. Besides, there were specialists in Armenian government, capable of performing a consultation on a similar scale, which would save hundreds of thousands dollars. “In future, all suggestions of securing a consultation at the expense of credit proceeds will be carefully considered by Prime Minister himself,” Sargsyan said. 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 | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. |