Karen Karapetyan: all programs between Yerevan city administration and EBRD should be implemented consecutivelyJanuary 12, 2011 - 11:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mayor of Yerevan Karen Karapetyan met January 11 with EBRD Director for Caucasus, Moldova and Belarus, Mr. Paul-Henri Forestier to discuss the programs implemented by the Bank in the Armenian capital. Welcoming the guest, Mayor Karapetyan praised the bank’s activity and said that all projects should be realized in consecutive order. For his part, Mr. Forestier presented a program on Yerevan Metro safety, which envisages modernization investments. The two men also referred to parking policy and Nubarashen dump problems. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |