EUROCOMMISSION PROVIDED 4 MILLION EUROS TO ARMENIADecember 3, 2003 - 17:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Commission has provided the remaining 4 million euros to the Armenian government within the food security program of a total cost of 9.5 million euros. As reported by the press service of the ministry of finance and economy of Armenia, the funds will be assigned to finance programs in agriculture, real estate cadastre, statistics and social maintenance. The initial $5 million within the program were provided to Armenia in June-August 2003. At present a new agreement with the European Commission on rendering a second grant of 9.5 million euros under preparation for signing. Since 1996 within the food security program the European Commission has provided Armenia grants of a total of 67 million euros. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |