Suspension of Millennium Challenge's funding left unrepaired roads in 265 rural Armenian communitiesJune 15, 2009 - 12:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former members of Beneficiaries Board of the state noncommercial organization "Millenium Challenge Fund- Armenia" headed by the chairman of the Asparez club Levon Barseghyan call upon the RA government to bear responsibility for not fulfilling its obligations. According to the claim of former board members, since 2007 all 17 indicators (internal political stability, freedom of speech, etc) Millennium Challenge Corporation had been guided by, have been prejudiced in Armenia. On June 10, 2009 Millennium Challenges Corporation announced that would not resume funding for any further road construction and rehabilitation of 61.7 million dollar worth. Thus, 943 kilometers of rural roads will remain unrepaired in 265 rural communities of Armenia. 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 | Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. |