ArmSEFF to be launched in Yerevan Nov. 10November 9, 2010 - 12:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The official launch of Armenian Sustainable Energy Financing Facility (ArmSEFF) will take place in Yerevan on November 10, 2010. The main speakers at the event are: Head of the Yerevan EBRD resident office, Ministers of Economy, Energy and Natural Resources, Nature Protection and main activists in the field of energy and economy. EBRD, USAID and other funding and donor organisations, banks, private sector representatives (potential client companies), as well as stakeholders in the field of energy, renewable energy, energy efficiency will be participating. The project is funded by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF). 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 border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. |