Armenia, KfW bank discuss water supply to 570 villagesFebruary 9, 2016 - 12:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The chairman of the Armenian State Water Resources Committee Aram Harutyunyan and Zara Chatinyan from the Yerevan office of the German KfW bank discussed Monday, February 8, water supply problems in the Armenian communities. The Committee said in a press release that they also examined a set of issues concerning the second stage of a community infrastructure program. Particularly, they looked into the problem of water supply to 570 rural communities across the country. Besides, they dwelled on a possible establishment of a unit within the Committee for property management, investments and independent audits. Also, the parties discussed the upcoming tender for the selection of a single operator for the drinking water supply, KfW’s assistance as well as strategic projects to develop this sector, ARKA reports. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |