  Armenia expects USD 21,5 million funding from Millennium Challenge Account in first quarter of 2011 December 14, 2010 - 20:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian government hosted a sitting of the Millennium Challenge Account Armenia council, led by the Prime Minister, council chairman Tigran Sargsyan. At the meeting, the council approved the application to be submitted to Millennium Challenge Corporation. The application stipulates for Armenia’s expectations for USD 21,5 million funding in the first quarter of 2011, with USD 20,8 million to be allocated to Irrigation Program. The remaining part will be provided for program assessment, management and control.   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. |
