ArmenTel prioritizes social sector development programs in 2009March 30, 2009 - 22:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - ArmenTel intends to launch a number of social projects this year."We will launch projects which will not produce results immediately. These are education and accessibility of internet," ArmenTel Director General Neicho Velichkov told a news conference in Yerevan. For her part, company spokesperson Anush Begloyan said that ArmenTel proclaimed education, development and work with children as 2009 priorities. She also said that a major project targeting cellular literacy, etiquette and security in CIS countries was also developed. 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 | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Baku: EU, U.S. share responsibility for Armenia’s “destabilizing actions” Azerbaijan has declared that the European Union and the United States will share responsibility for any destabilizing actions of Armenia |