JAPAN’S AID TO ARMENIA IS OF LONG-TERM CHARACTER AND IS NOT LIMITED TO ONLY GIVING MEANS

PanARMENIAN.Net
28.06.2007 13:25 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Government of Japan has granted $86 000 to 28
schools of Aragatsotn region of Armenia to buy necessary furniture,
which they need. The corresponding agreement was signed on June
28 between Japanese Ambassador to Armenia (residence in Moscow),
"Development and Prosperity" non-governmental organization and
Department of Education and Culture of the Aragatsotn region.

Second Secretary of the Japanese Embassy Yukiko Midzuno told the
PanARMENIAN.Net journalist that Japan’s aid to Armenia is of long-term
character. "We are not limited to only giving means, sometimes
we provide equipment, necessary materials for the development of
agricultural sphere, first of all.

Assistance to the development of small-scale and medium business,
as well as solution of irrigative water problem is included in the
priority sphere.

Particularly, this year we are going to realize the program of
providing villagers of Aragatsotn and Shirak with spray waters,"
Y. Midzuno underlined.