USD 50 mln to be invested in Armenian agricultureJuly 13, 2010 - 11:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - About USD 50 mln will be invested for implementation of Rural Assets Creation Program, Armenian Agriculture Minister said. “The program will be presented to all interested parties to coordinate proposals and amendments for its transparent implementation,” Gerasim Alaverdyan said. The program co-financed by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Armenian government envisages stone fruit trees growing (USD 12 mln) and development of infrastructure in rural areas (USD 37 mln). “The program will be signed in the near future. all essential works will be carried out to launch it in time,” Minister Alaverdyan said. He also informed that IFAD and OPEC-cofunded projects produce good results. “Over 100 communities were supplied with gas, irrigation system was restored in 24 communities, roads were repaired in 14 communities,” Alaverdyan 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |