Kim Kardashian urges donations for small businesses in ArmeniaJuly 7, 2020 - 11:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West has urged her social media followers to donate funds and help struggling small businesses in Armenia. "Consider donating to Armenia Support Fund help provide Covid-19 aid to struggling small businesses in Armenia," Kardashian wrote on Twitter. "Armenia Support Fund has launched a fundraising effort to help small businesses in Armenia struggling as a result of Covid-19. "Access to financial aid is not always available and many small, family-owned businesses have reported having to cut production up to 90% in addition to having to let staff go." The company belonging to her husband Kanye West, meanwhile, received more than $2 million through the Paycheck Protection Program. Yeezy, an LLC formed by the musician and clothing designer, received a loan between $2 million and $5 million, which helped save 106 jobs. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. |