Two highways bypassing Yerevan to be builtFebruary 15, 2011 - 10:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan Mayor Karen Karapetyan and Asian Development Bank urban transport specialist Arnaud Dauphin met Feb 14 to discuss transport reform in the Armenian capital. The first stage of a loan program envisages construction of two highways bypassing Yerevan to ease the traffic in the center of the city. ADB specialists will submit the transport reform concept to Yerevan city administration in the near 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |