ARE THE PROGRAMS OF ARMENIA FOUNDATION FAILING?

KarabakhOpen
28-04-2008 15:05:57

On Saturday the NKR government and Karabakh Telecom signed a
memorandum, and the company committed to donate 500 million drams
for the health sector of NKR, which will be spent on building the
regional hospital of Martakert.

Meanwhile, the hospital of Martakert was part of the Rebirth of Artsakh
program of Armenia Foundation. Prime Minister Ara Harutiunyan said
after signing the memorandum: "A new building will be built which
had to be built by Armenia Foundation but unfortunately the program
failed because of the lack of funds." He said construction will start
thanks to Karabakh Telecom and will be completed in 2009.

The reporters reminded that by the end of the past year the
representative of the foundation stated in Martakert that the sum
foreseen for the hospital is available. The prime minister said the
sum is not there, and it is impossible to continue the construction
on the funds of the Foundation.

"I received a letter that the funding of not only the program of the
hospital of Martakert but also the program of water supply of the
villages of Mets Tagher, Drakhtik, Azokh was suspended, and we must
seek for funding for those programs," said the prime minister of NKR.

In answer to the question of Karabakh-Open.com whether it means
that the foundation failed and the programs will not continue in
Karabakh, he said: "I am not aware of the financial state of the
foundation but the foundation has explanation for the two programs,
the depreciation of the dollar. With the current inflation it is
impossible to implement them."