Armenian Transport Ministry, WB discuss $40mln. credit programJune 28, 2011 - 14:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Transport and Communication Manuk Vardanyan met with head of the World Bank Armenia Country Manager Jean Michel-Happi. According to Michel-Happi, presently the transmission from social anti-crisis programs to agriculture development projects is under way, namely, direct assistance to farmers, improvement of irrigation systems and infrastructures, which also stipulates presence of high quality highways. In this context, the parties discussed a $40-million program on improvement of vital highways. For his part, Mr. Vardanyan stressed that the Ministry specialists already started examining roads, to decide on possibility of construction of roads connecting highland and remote villages. The Minister also emphasized necessity of funding the program of main highways, particularly, North-South Corridor which is of regional importance and two highways leading to the Georgian border, the agreement on which was reached earlier with the WB and European Investment Bank. During the meeting, the parties also discussed issues of providing technical support by WB in organization and announcement of a tender on transmission of Armenian car parks to concessional administration. With this regards, Michel-Happi said that this issue is under discussion at WB, the ministerial press office reported. 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. |