ARMENIA TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID TO HAITI

news.am
Jan 21 2010
Armenia

RA Government will provide financial aid of $100.000 to Haitian people
affected by Jan. 12 devastating earthquake.

The issue was discussed in Jan. 21 governmental session, RA
Governmental Information and PR Department informed NEWS.am. The
money will be allotted from 2010 state budget reserve fund.

According to RA Premier Tigran Sargsyan, a great number of citizens
appealed to RA Government to render assistance to Haiti.

Commenting on sending Armenian rescuers’ to Haiti earlier, Sargsyan
underlined that the country was not ready to receive assistance.

Armenian side preferred the allocation of funds as a result of talks
with international organizations.

As NEWS.am reported previously, January 12, 2010 a 7.0-magnitude
earthquake hit Haiti followed by 5.9 and 5.5 aftershocks. Another
strong tremor was registered in Haiti on January 20. Under recent data,
devastating quake killed over 200.000 people, wounded 250.000 and
left 1.5m bereft of home. According to Haitian Government officials,
death toll may reach 500.000.