RA Minister of Transportation was briefed on road construction in Gegharkunik and Tavush regionsSeptember 8, 2009 - 20:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA Minister of Transportation Gurgen Sargsyan paid a working visit to Gegharkunik region. The Minister was briefed on Sevan-Martuni intergovernmental road construction, Ministry press service reported.A reconstruction of Sevan-Martuni road 2-km section, which was submerged under water as a result of water level rise in the lake of Sevan is planned. RA state budget will allocate AMD 376 million for repair works, scheduled to be completed in summer 2010. The minister also visited Tavush region, where Aygehovit-Vazashen-Paravakar road reconstruction was implemented. RA state budget will allocate AMD 210 million for reconstruction purpose. 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. |