Philippe Le Houerou: WB’s portfolio in Armenia is best in regionSeptember 13, 2010 - 13:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with WB Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Region Philippe Le Houerou in Dilijan resort (Tavush region, Armenia), which hosted Post-Crisis Armenia: Challenges and Perspectives international forum on September 11-12. Wide range of issues concerning further cooperation between the WB and Armenia was in the focus of the meeting, the RA President’s press service reported. The Armenian President hailed cooperation between Armenia and the WB. “On one hand, the WB implements programs in Armenia. On the other hand, it brings advanced experience to Armenia, what is of keen importance for us,” said Mr. Sargsyan. He estimated highly the work done during the forum, as certain ways were offered for problems resolution. For his part, the WB Vice President noted that despite his busy schedule, he decided to participate in the forum. He said that during his previous tenure, he often used examples of the WB’s successful cooperation with Armenia, as a sound reason during negotiations with donors around funds allocated for the WB programs. “I have held the current position for a year. I studied portfolios of our programs in the region and can state that Armenia has the best portfolio of programs in the region,” he said. The two men expressed confidence that the accumulated experience of effective cooperation between the WB and Armenia will allow implementing larger programs in future. 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 | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. |