Armenian government planning to switch to electric carsOctober 20, 2021 - 15:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Government bodies in Armenia will switch to electric vehicles, the press service of the country's Ministry of Environment revealed on Wednesday, October 20. The office of the Prime Minister, the Parliament and the Ministry have cut the number of government vehicles by 172 since 2018. In order to reduce maintenance and fuel costs, the transition to electric vehicles will gradually be completed, the Ministry added. The program will be implemented with the assistance of the Global Environment Facility, with a total cost of about $ 5.4 million. Within the program, 12 electric cars will also be purchased for the government, and two EV charging stations will be built. 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 | 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. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |