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ARMENIAN PM ATTENDS OPENING OF CENTRAL VETERINARY LABORATORY IN YEREVAN
Panorama
Sept 10 2010
Armenia
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan participated today in the
opening of the central veterinary laboratory in Erebuni community of
Yerevan. The Republican Veterinary Anti-epidemic and Diagnostic Center
has been reconstructed within the framework of the "Fighting against
Bird Flu" program, implemented by the funding of the World Bank,
Japanese PHRD Fund and Bird and People Flu Organization ($ 1,5 bln),
government's information department reported.Vice President for the
World Bank's Europe and Central Asia Region, Philippe Le Houerou was
present at the opening ceremony as well.
After cutting the symbolic ribbon, Tigran Sargsyan and Philippe Le
Houerou walked around in the building, got acquainted with technical
equipment opportunities of the laboratories and working conditions.
The repaired and updated center currently occupies 3 200 square
meter territory, and each department has its separate laboratory. It
completely meets international standards of class II biological safety
laboratories and accreditation.
The center has been rendered technical support and provided necessary
equipments by the Greek government, United States International
Development Agency, United Nations Agency for Food and Agriculture
and U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
From: A. Papazian
Panorama
Sept 10 2010
Armenia
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan participated today in the
opening of the central veterinary laboratory in Erebuni community of
Yerevan. The Republican Veterinary Anti-epidemic and Diagnostic Center
has been reconstructed within the framework of the "Fighting against
Bird Flu" program, implemented by the funding of the World Bank,
Japanese PHRD Fund and Bird and People Flu Organization ($ 1,5 bln),
government's information department reported.Vice President for the
World Bank's Europe and Central Asia Region, Philippe Le Houerou was
present at the opening ceremony as well.
After cutting the symbolic ribbon, Tigran Sargsyan and Philippe Le
Houerou walked around in the building, got acquainted with technical
equipment opportunities of the laboratories and working conditions.
The repaired and updated center currently occupies 3 200 square
meter territory, and each department has its separate laboratory. It
completely meets international standards of class II biological safety
laboratories and accreditation.
The center has been rendered technical support and provided necessary
equipments by the Greek government, United States International
Development Agency, United Nations Agency for Food and Agriculture
and U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
From: A. Papazian