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  • Investment Project On Creation Of Arpi Lake National Park With Budge

    INVESTMENT PROJECT ON CREATION OF ARPI LAKE NATIONAL PARK WITH BUDGET OF 2.2 MLN EURO 'THREATENS' WITH SOCIAL-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF SHIRAK REGION

    ArmInfo
    2010-05-12 14:22:00

    ArmInfo. The investment project on creation of Arpi Lake national park
    in Ashotsk district of Shirak region with budget of 2.2 mln Euro is not
    only of ecological but also of social-economic importance. Within the
    frames of this project, it is envisaged to create a unique ecological
    corridor in the territories of three neighbouring countries: Armenia,
    Georgia and Turkey. According to Armenian Minister of Nature Protection
    Aram Harutyunyan, the negotiation process on near-border cooperation
    with Georgia is at quite an advanced stage.

    Implementation of a project on creation of Arpi Lake national park
    may become a catalyser in solution of numerous problems the regional
    authorities face, such as preservation of the unique biodiversity,
    development of the transport infrastructure, bee breeding and cattle
    reeding as a primary business of residents of the whole Ashotsk region,
    as well as creation of a favourable business atmosphere.

    However, implementation of such projects is difficult without
    political support, German Ambassador to Armenia Hans-Jochen Schmidt
    said. He expressed hope that the project will assure social-economic
    development of Ashotsk region and will allow to solve such important
    problems as creation of transport communication. The ambassador's
    optimism and hope was shared by Head of KfW German Bank in Armenia
    Karapet Gevorkyan. "I attach special importance to the social-economic
    component of this programme and I hope that its implementation will
    allow to enhance the living standards of the local population",
    Gevorkyan emphasized. Construction of the administrative building
    in the territory of Arpi Lake national park, the foundation-stone of
    which was laid on May 11, has become the first step in creation of the
    park. It is scheduled to complete construction of this building in June
    2011 and develop Ashotsk region's social- economic development plan.

    To note, the project on creation of Arpi Lake national park is carried
    out within the frames of a regional agreement on creation of reserved
    areas in the Armenian district of Javakhk (Ashotsk), signed in October
    2005 among Armenia's Ministry of Nature Protection, Economy Ministry,
    Finance Ministry and KfW German Bank. The programme is implemented
    by Armenia's Ministry of Nature Protection, Economy Ministry, Finance
    Ministry and KfW German Bank. The programme is implemented by Armenia's
    Ministry of Nature Protection and the World Wildlife Foundation.
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