Representatives of the U.S. and U.K. armed forces arrived in Armenia on August 20 to discuss measures Armenia can take to decrease the number of suicides and self-inflicted wounds in the country’s military.
The Armenian government today proposed to increase the amount of water released from Lake Sevan for irrigation purposes this year from 170 million to 210 million cubic meters.
The Armenian government today approved the allocation of 98 million drams ($US 203,100) from its reserve fund in order to ensure the remuneration of civil servants registered in the short-term personnel reserve of the Prime Minister's staff.
According to an ARF press release, the sides discussed the positive outcomes of the recent “Velvet Revolution” in Armenia and the positive reception its garnered in the diaspora, especially in Lebanon.