  Armenia can count on Soros Foundation's financial supportJuly 27, 2009 - 18:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Soros Foundation will allocate USD 100 million to countries most impacted by world financial crisis. Among 20 states of Eastern Europe and Middle Asia, Armenia also counts on Soros Foundation's financial support, apollo.lv reported. The extent of crisis in the country will be considered during estimations, as well as population size, anti-crisis program length and co-financing possibilities. Besides Armenia, the following states have a claim on Soros Foundation's financial support: Latvia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Estonia Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Tajikistan and Ukraine.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
