Bulldozers and excavators started to dig at the spot where just the other day neighbourhood children had staged a mini-protest against the destruction of their backyard.
The Lori Regional Prosecutor has launched a criminal case against officials from the HayAndar SNOC and the Lalvar Forest Enterprise for pocketing 5.7 million AMD from the sale of wood felled at the Teghout mine site.
Party spokesperson Eduard Sharmazanov told Hetq that he wasn't aware of any such session. "I am a member of the party council but no one has told me anything."
As of the first quarter of 2011, Armenia's outstanding foreign debt is pegged at $3.382 billion; a jump of 13.5% over the same period last year.
The U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has selected the firm Black & Veatch to work with the government of Armenia to design a sustainable program that will strengthen the Republic of Armenia’s human and veterinary biological threat reduction capabilities and the public health system. The project is the first time DTRA has selected a contractor to provide program design for a country before contracting for program implementation.
I am departing this summer after three years as the United States Ambassador. It has been an honor to serve my country and work together with so many talented Armenians. I leave with a mix of emotions, happy to return to family and friends in the U.S., but sad to leave this beautiful country at such a historic moment.
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