  Armenian Minister of Transport and Communication meets World Bank expert December 7, 2010 - 16:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Transport and Communication Manuk Vardanyan met with the World Bank Senior Transport Specialist, Benjamin Gericke. At the meeting, the parties discussed the progress of programs on road improvement, transport actives preservation, management and preservation of roads. The Armenian Minister briefed the guest on the process of reconstruction of 143,6 km road section, also dwelling on road safety issues. Mr. Gericke, in turn, expressed readiness to submit the issues mentioned on WB discussion agenda, Armenian Minister of Transport and Communication press service 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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
