Armenian Territorial Administration Minister briefs WB delegation on agricultural resources management programDecember 13, 2010 - 19:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Territorial Administration Minister Armen Gevorgyan met with a World Bank delegation led by the Senior Rural Development Specialist for Europe & Central Asia Region, Doina Petrescu. At the meeting, the Minister briefed the guests on the program for management of agricultural resources to assist communities engaged in livestock farming. The WB team took interest in Minister’s position on co-financing of communities, farmer unions’ formation and time frames for program implementation. As the Minister noted, program details will be discussed at the governmental meeting, ministerial press service reported. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |