Friday, November 17 2017 16:51
Naira Badalian

Vahan Martirosyan with EDB representatives discussed terms of financing of North-South investment program

ArmInfo. The Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technologies of Armenia Vahan Martirosyan received the director of Yerevan office of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) Sergey Ignatov and the program manager Alexander Raschikov on November 17. During the meeting, issues related to the deepening and expansion of bilateral cooperation were discussed. As the press service of the ministry reports, welcoming the guests, Vahan Martirosyan noted the importance of the already formed cooperation and steps to develop it.

During the meeting, the sides, in particular, discussed the possibilities of implementing programs in the areas of road construction, development and improvement of infrastructures. They also touched upon the work and the timing of financing within the framework of the investment program of the North-South transport corridor. Vahan Martirosyan expressed hope that the Eurasian Development Bank will participate in other programs of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technologies of Armenia.

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