Artsakh President offers to include water issue in 2011 Telethon program May 31, 2011 - 13:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 31, President of the Republic of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan participated in Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Board of Trustees 20th meeting chaired by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. In his speech, Mr. Sahakyan stressed the important role of the fund in the NKR’s development and suggested once again to include improvement of Artsakh’s water supply in the program of the 2011 Telethon, taking into consideration its political, economic and social significance, the Central Information Department at Artsakh President’s Office 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 | Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. 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. |