  Armenia to build new village for first time as independent republic August 27, 2020 - 18:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A new settlement will be established in Armenia for the first time since declaring independence, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Vache Terteryan told a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, August 27. Jradzor community in the province of Shirak will be resettled to pave the way will for the construction of Kaps Reservoir, Terteryan said. The construction of the reservoir was halted after the devastating earthquake of 1988 and was revived in 2014, when a €60 million deal was signed within an Armenian-German financial cooperation. According to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the construction of the reservoir creates opportunities for private investment in the future. "It will be the first time in the history of the third republic that we create a settlement from scratch. We are building a village," Pashinyan told Ministers on Thursday. "This program is important not only for the people of Jradzor, but also in terms of our perception of a 21st century Armenian village."   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 |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
