Armenian government planning to switch to electric carsOctober 20, 2021 - 15:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Government bodies in Armenia will switch to electric vehicles, the press service of the country's Ministry of Environment revealed on Wednesday, October 20. The office of the Prime Minister, the Parliament and the Ministry have cut the number of government vehicles by 172 since 2018. In order to reduce maintenance and fuel costs, the transition to electric vehicles will gradually be completed, the Ministry added. The program will be implemented with the assistance of the Global Environment Facility, with a total cost of about $ 5.4 million. Within the program, 12 electric cars will also be purchased for the government, and two EV charging stations will be built. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |