Armenia to implement large-scale water construction projects in 2010January 14, 2010 - 19:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Government Thursday approved the results of international contest on "Constructing sewer channels in the towns of Gavar, Martuni and Vardenis". Winner of the bid launched in the frameworks of «Lake Sevan Environmental Action Program» was Ludwig Pfeiffer German Company. Armenia will implement large-scale water construction projects in 2010. Particularly it is planned to launch a 500 km. channel, which implies minimum 20% growth, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan told the Government session. Ludwig Pfeiffer is an international construction company specialized in installing pipelines, constructing sewerage systems, sanitizing channels and microtunneling. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |