GERMANY TO ALLOCATE 105.5M EURO TO ARMENIA
News.am
March 16 2010
Armenia
March 16, German Ambassador to Armenia Hans-Jochen Schmidt and RA
Finance Minister Tigran Davtyan signed an agreement on Armenia-Germany
financial cooperation in 2009-2010 in Yerevan.
The signing was preceded by intergovernmental talks in 2009 summer,
that resulted by a long-term and reliable cooperation between the
countries in the frames of development policy, German Embassy in
Yerevan informed NEWS.am.
Agreed long-term projects include wide range of issues, from
environmental and stable economic development matters up to support
to restoring energy sector and municipal infrastructure. Germany’s
constant efforts are directed toward the improvement of living
conditions in Armenia and overcoming of transition period difficulties,
the Embassy statement reads.
Germany undertakes to allocate up to â~B¬105.5m to Armenia in 2009-2010
in the frames of bilateral financial cooperation. Besides, another
â~B¬12m will be granted for implementation of regional programs in
the frames of Caucasian initiative.
>>From 1995 to date Germany has allotted Armenia credits and grants
of about â~B¬ 220m.