UNLESS ARMENIA FULFILLS CERTAIN CONDITIONS, WB CAN CUT THE NUMBER OF PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRYJanuary 23, 2001 - 21:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 23.01.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The income part of Armenia's budget-2000 was realized for only 80 %, as a result of which public health and transport spheres didn't get sufficient financing, World Bank Regional director for Southern Caucasian states Judi O'Connor said today at a press conference in Yerevan.According to her, during the last meetings in the Armenian government she was assured that the situation would change this year. Otherwise, if Armenia doesn't fulfill some obligations, WB may cut the credit programs, realized in Armenia, "which under present conditions is not very favorable for Armenia". -0- Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. 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. |