 Storehouse for chemically hazardous materials to be built in Armenia February 10, 2018 - 14:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A storehouse for the safe storage and destruction of chemically hazardous materials accumulated in Soviet-era factories, storage buildings and the Nubarashen pesticide cemetery will be built in Armenia. The issue was discussed at a meeting between prime minister Karen Karapetyan and minister of emergency situations Davit Tonoyan on Friday, February 9. According to Tonoyan, the UNDP Global Environmental Finance Unit will invest $275.000 in the construction of the facility. Summing up the past year, the minister said Russia has allotted $16 in aid for supplying the ministry with modern rescue equipment. Moreover, the $15 million grant provided by the Japanese government was spent on the purchase of 36 new fire trucks, a turntable ladder and a mobile workshop. Besides, 10 rapid response vehicles worth $2 million will be provided to the ministry of emergency situations.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
