What conditioned cancellation of Armenia's funding by Millennium Challenge Corporation?June 12, 2009 - 18:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The decision of the American "Millennium Challenge Corporation" (MCC) to stop Armenia's funding, is related to the Yerevan City Council Elections on May 31," Armenia's ex-prime minister Hrant Bagratyan told a news conference today. According to Mr.Bagratyan, MCC has not very good relations with the WB. "The fact that the WB has decided to provide Armenia with a credit after American corporation announced about its decision to suspend Armenia's funding aftermath, proves that these two organizations are playing against each other," he said emphasizing that statements of the WB always contradict to each other, which is not WB's fault. "Armenia itself does not provide the WB with a profound and exact analysis in respect to the real state of affairs, therefore very often statements and forecasts of the WB are not confirmed", he said. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |