What conditioned cancellation of Armenia's funding by Millennium Challenge Corporation?June 12, 2009 - 18:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The decision of the American "Millennium Challenge Corporation" (MCC) to stop Armenia's funding, is related to the Yerevan City Council Elections on May 31," Armenia's ex-prime minister Hrant Bagratyan told a news conference today. According to Mr.Bagratyan, MCC has not very good relations with the WB. "The fact that the WB has decided to provide Armenia with a credit after American corporation announced about its decision to suspend Armenia's funding aftermath, proves that these two organizations are playing against each other," he said emphasizing that statements of the WB always contradict to each other, which is not WB's fault. "Armenia itself does not provide the WB with a profound and exact analysis in respect to the real state of affairs, therefore very often statements and forecasts of the WB are not confirmed", he said. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |