Armenia thankful to German government and KfW Bank for assistanceSeptember 29, 2009 - 12:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with Mr. Roland Ziller, First Vice-President of KfW Bank (Germany), the RA government's information center said.The Prime Minister thanked the German government and the KfW Bank for support and responsiveness to Armenia's needs. Bilateral cooperation was said to have been quite successful so far. "Years of cooperation proved that very good results can be achieved," he said. The parties have stressed the importance of the KfW-supported programs in Armenia, which seek to develop the domestic mortgage market, local communities and the energy sector. Tigran Sargsyan indicated that the Armenian government shares in the Bank's focus on the welfare-related problems faced up in the disaster zone. Mindful of the need for ensuring program continuity, the Prime Minister wished the Bank every success in its future commitments and assured of his government's readiness to promote mutually beneficial cooperation as much as possible. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |