ARMENIAN PREMIER AND WB REGIONAL DIRECTOR DISCUSSED PROGRAMS OF STRUGGLE AGAINST CORRUPTION AND POVERTYOctober 30, 2004 - 19:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yesterday Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margarian received the World Bank delegation headed by Regional Director Donna Dowsett-Coirolo. During the meeting Ms. Coirolo reported that November 18 the WB Board of Directors is scheduled to discuss the credit program on the struggle against poverty in Armenia and expressed hope that by the end of the current year it will be possible to allocate funds for the implementation of the program. The importance of regional cooperation had been noted as well. The parties also considered the programs on the struggle against corruption and the work of the monitoring group formed within the frames of the program. To note, during the yesterday's conference Donna Dowsett-Coirolo stated that Armenia is one of the countries to utilize the credits allocated by the WB International Development Association in the best way. Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | Putin to meet Erdogan, Aliyev on SCO sidelines Putin will hold meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics. Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution. |