Armenia thankful to German government and KfW Bank for assistanceSeptember 29, 2009 - 12:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with Mr. Roland Ziller, First Vice-President of KfW Bank (Germany), the RA government's information center said.The Prime Minister thanked the German government and the KfW Bank for support and responsiveness to Armenia's needs. Bilateral cooperation was said to have been quite successful so far. "Years of cooperation proved that very good results can be achieved," he said. The parties have stressed the importance of the KfW-supported programs in Armenia, which seek to develop the domestic mortgage market, local communities and the energy sector. Tigran Sargsyan indicated that the Armenian government shares in the Bank's focus on the welfare-related problems faced up in the disaster zone. Mindful of the need for ensuring program continuity, the Prime Minister wished the Bank every success in its future commitments and assured of his government's readiness to promote mutually beneficial cooperation as much as possible. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |