Armenia’s North-South highway construction to launch in fallAugust 27, 2012 - 19:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Transport and Communications Gagik Beglaryan met with the delegation headed by Italian Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù. Minister Beglaryan attached importance to bilateral relations in the transport and communication, presenting the programs that may be of interest to Italy. He further noted that large-scale construction works of North-South highway will launch in fall, to be financed by Asian Development Bank (ADB). “Italian companies are also welcome to file applications for highway construction’s tranches 3 and 4,” Minister Beglaryan said. Marta Dassù, in turn, pledged to inform Italian companies of the implementation of road construction projects in Armenia, ministry’s 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |