RA President’s administration head discusses construction works in Shirak and Lori regionsOctober 14, 2010 - 16:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the RA President’s Administration Karen Karapetyan held a meeting to discuss construction works implemented in Shirak and Lori regions due to state funds. During the meeting, Karapetyan once again recalled Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s instruction on strict control over the quality of large-scale construction works implemented in the earthquake zone from limited state funds. “If any shortages are revealed, construction works should be suspended, while the construction company should be obliged to eliminate them, so that residents do not face problems in future” said Karapetyan. For his part, the RA Minister of Urban Development briefed the meeting participants on construction works in Spitak and rural areas. The Armenian Chief Architect, heads of Shirak and Lori regions, Gyumri Mayor, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Glendale Hills CJSC – a contractor - and other officials participated in the meeting, the presidential press service reported. 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 | 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. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |