  Russia to allocate $8mln for implementation of Sustainable School Feeding program in Armenia  July 9, 2010 - 20:09 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan received UN World Food Program Representative in Armenia Melanie Mason to discuss details of Sustainable School Feeding program implemented by the UN WFP. The Minister congratulated Melanie Mason on her appointment, expressing hope for fruitful cooperation to achieve the goals set by the UN. Referring to details of Sustainable School Feeding program, Mr. Ashotyan noted that it is necessary to develop an action plan, involve representatives of the Ministry in a working group and agree on joint adoption of decisions by the UN WFP and Ministry. Besides, the Minister referred to import of foodstuffs and their inspection on site, as well as other provisions of the program, attaching importance to usage of foodstuffs of Armenian producers during the program's implementation. For her part, Melanie Mason noted that the Russian government is the donor of Sustainable School Feeding program, saying that a relevant trilateral agreement will be signed soon among Russia, Armenia and UN WFP. Russia will allocate $8mln for the program implementation within three years. School feeding will be provided to 5,000 school students of 700 schools in six regions of Armenia.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest 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.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.Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |
