Armenia building its first sanitary landfill in KotaykApril 15, 2021 - 13:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is building its first sanitary landfill for solid waste disposal in Hrazdan, Kotayk province, according to information provided by the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. Minister Suren Papikyan and the European Union Ambassador to Armenia Andrea Wiktorin attended the event to mark the formal launch of the construction of the landfill on Wednesday, April 15. The construction of the landfill with modern solid-waste management processes near the Yerevan-Sevan highway, will cover the collection and disposal of municipal solid waste and will provide major environmental and social benefits for local residents and businesses. "This important development is in line with the EU-Armenia CEPA agreement on environmental protection and waste management, contributing to the Green Deal. The Green recovery is an important investment to our future and it provides many opportunities for businesses and jobs for Armenian citizens. This project will help several local communities of Kotayk and Gegharkunik region to have integrated solid waste management system and improve waste collection system, including sorting and recycling and provide new opportunities to the local businesses.’ marked the EU Ambassador during her speech. The construction is co-financed by the European Union, European Bank for Construction and Development and E5P. The EU-compliant solid waste landfill in Hrazdan will serve 12 municipalities. The entire project is worth €11 million, including €5.5 million in loan and €5.5 in grunt finds. The landfill is expected to be ready for use in 2022. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |