Monuments to prominent Armenian benefactors to be inaugurated in YerevanAugust 12, 2010 - 14:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During a meeting under the chairmanship of RA Minister of Territorial Administration, Vice PM Armen Gevorgyan, the Armenian government decided on the national budget redistribution and approved “The Fund of Armenian Benefactors’ Alley” project, which envisages inauguration of monuments to prominent Armenian benefactors in Yerevan. RA Diaspora Ministry will allocate AMD 21mln for the 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 | 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. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |