ARMENIAN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH VICE-PRESIDENT OF LINCY FOUNDATION
ARKA
March 18, 2008
YEREVAN, March 18. /ARKA/. Armenia's President Robert Kocharian
received the Vice-President of Lincy Foundation and the President of
the United Armenian Foundation of the USA Harut Sasunian.
The Lincy Foundation is sponsored by American businessman billionaire
Kirk Kerkorian. The value of the Foundation's first program in Armenia
was 150mln US dollars in 2001-2003.
Currently the second program of the Foundation with total cost of
60mln dollars is under way.
The program contains three projects, 20mln dollars each - road
construction, rehabilitation of streets in Yerevan and improvement
of schools.
The course of project implementation in Armenia with assistance
of the Lincy Foundation has been discussed during the meeting, the
presidential press service reported.
The interlocutors also discussed the ties with the Diaspora and issues
on post-election processes in Armenia. A number of issues of interest
to American Armenians were also been discussed.
ARKA
March 18, 2008
YEREVAN, March 18. /ARKA/. Armenia's President Robert Kocharian
received the Vice-President of Lincy Foundation and the President of
the United Armenian Foundation of the USA Harut Sasunian.
The Lincy Foundation is sponsored by American businessman billionaire
Kirk Kerkorian. The value of the Foundation's first program in Armenia
was 150mln US dollars in 2001-2003.
Currently the second program of the Foundation with total cost of
60mln dollars is under way.
The program contains three projects, 20mln dollars each - road
construction, rehabilitation of streets in Yerevan and improvement
of schools.
The course of project implementation in Armenia with assistance
of the Lincy Foundation has been discussed during the meeting, the
presidential press service reported.
The interlocutors also discussed the ties with the Diaspora and issues
on post-election processes in Armenia. A number of issues of interest
to American Armenians were also been discussed.