Armenian ministers report Government on their accomplishmentsJanuary 20, 2010 - 14:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Government started Wednesday discussions over Ministries' 2009 reports.In his opening speech, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said that all ministries had been recommended to prepare reports concerning their 2009 activities, focusing a major accent on their omissions and problems impeding reform implementation process. "Secondly, it is necessary to determine the priority tasks for 2010," Head of the Government said, adding that the reports submitted will help determine the positive results towards resolving key problems. Speeches were subsequently delivered by Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan, Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsyan and Minister of Finance Tigran Davtyan. The reports will be posted on ministries' websites. 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. |