Armenian government will allocate credit proceeds to secure consultations in special cases onlyMay 25, 2011 - 19:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian government will be allocating credit proceeds to secure consultations only in special and well-founded cases, according to Armenian Prime Minister. As Tigran Sargsyan stated in parliament, a monitoring of credit proceeds expenditures discovered that in 2006, Armenia addressed to World Bank for a consultation, the results of which were never used. Besides, there were specialists in Armenian government, capable of performing a consultation on a similar scale, which would save hundreds of thousands dollars. “In future, all suggestions of securing a consultation at the expense of credit proceeds will be carefully considered by Prime Minister himself,” Sargsyan 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |