North-South transport corridor construction to kick off in March-April 2011June 28, 2010 - 15:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Transport and Communication Manuk Vardanyan said that a Project Implementation Unit for the construction of North-South transport corridor was established in March 2010. The first stage of design works will be completed in July 2010, after which a tender will be announced to define the contractor, Vardanyan told journalists on June 28. “The construction of North-South transport corridor is planned to be started in March-April 2011. 18.4km-long section of Yerevan-Ashtarak four-lane road will be restored during the first stage. Besides, the safety of Yerevan-Artashat road will be improved,” said Vardanyan. The Minister informed that a $90mln loan agreement is envisaged to be signed with the Asian Development bank for the second stage of the program, out of which $13mln will be allocated by the Armenian government. Ashtarak-Talin four-lane road with total length of 40km will be constructed as part of this program. “Currently, programs on alienation of lands and population settlement are being clarified,” he said. 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 | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |