FRENCH SAUR, HAYJRMUGH TO HOLD TALKS OVER AGREEMENT PROLONGATION IN JULY

ARKA
July 4

The Hayjrmugh Armenian Water Company and its contractor SAUR S.A.,
the French water and sanitation service management operator, will
negotiate over the prolongation of the agreement on the management of
the Armenian company, said Chairman of the RA State Water Committee
Andranik Andreasyan.

"The four-year contract expires this October, and the Armenian
government is to set the company’s further activities," he added.

The contract term can be expended two years, according to the State
Water Committee Chairman.

The talks with the World Bank (WB) have been productive, the WB
mission planning to arrive in Armenia soon to discuss allotment of
additional credits to prolong the agreement with SAUR for two years.

The Hayjrmugh Armenian Water Company supplies 37 cities and 264
villages with water. It has 264,000 users in the country.