RA government adopts project on signing 4.5mln euro loan agreement with Belgian KBCNV bank for cyclotron purchaseOctober 7, 2010 - 13:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During the October 7 sitting, the Armenian government approved a program on creation of an Armenian oncology center. Deputy Minister of Economy Mushegh Tumasyan said that the program consists of three components: radioisotopes production, tomography and oncology center, with the Armenian Ministry of Education to secure training of relevant personnel. Besides, the government approved the project on signing a 4.5mln euro loan agreement with Belgian KBCNV bank for a cyclotron purchase. Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said that under the approved agreement, the government will provide state guarantees to the Belgian government for the cyclotron purchase, what will mark launch of the program on establishment of the oncology center in 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |