SERZH SARGSYAN TRAVELS TO LORI, INSPECTS STATUS OF ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL AND HOUSING PROJECTS
/ARKA/
November 7, 201
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, November 7. /ARKA/. Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan
traveled last weekend to northern province of Lori to see the pace of
implementation of a set of economic, educational and housing projects.
Sargsyan's press office said the president visited, particularly,
AgroHolding Armenia company in Spitak. Founded back in 1989 in the
village of Darik in northern Shirak region, this company has been
consistently introducing new land cultivating, livestock breeding and
milk processing technologies. It deals also with fodder production
and import of modern equipment.
Agroholding Armenia is present in four provinces where it owns and
leases land. Serzh Sargsyan was told that the company has so far made
$11 million worth investments in introduction and modernization of
various technologies to boost agricultural output.
In Spitak, the president also visited the secondary school #1,
renovated together with some other schools in Stepanavn and Vanadzor
as part of an $11 million financing from Lincy Foundation of an
American-Armenian billionaire Kirk Kerkorian.
President Sargsyan attended also a ceremony of giving housing
certificates to 150 families, whose houses had been destroyed in
1988 earthquake. In the town of Stepanavan president Sargsyan visited
the secondary school # 6, toured the new building of the school and
watched a chess tournament. This school was also reconstructed with
Lincy Foundation financing.
The president was also told that 303 houses were built in the rural
communities of the province in 2009-2010 for earthquake-stricken
families and 153 more will have been built this year. Also 220 houses
were built in urban communities. Housing purchase certificates were
given to tens of families in Vanadzor and Gugark.
/ARKA/
November 7, 201
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, November 7. /ARKA/. Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan
traveled last weekend to northern province of Lori to see the pace of
implementation of a set of economic, educational and housing projects.
Sargsyan's press office said the president visited, particularly,
AgroHolding Armenia company in Spitak. Founded back in 1989 in the
village of Darik in northern Shirak region, this company has been
consistently introducing new land cultivating, livestock breeding and
milk processing technologies. It deals also with fodder production
and import of modern equipment.
Agroholding Armenia is present in four provinces where it owns and
leases land. Serzh Sargsyan was told that the company has so far made
$11 million worth investments in introduction and modernization of
various technologies to boost agricultural output.
In Spitak, the president also visited the secondary school #1,
renovated together with some other schools in Stepanavn and Vanadzor
as part of an $11 million financing from Lincy Foundation of an
American-Armenian billionaire Kirk Kerkorian.
President Sargsyan attended also a ceremony of giving housing
certificates to 150 families, whose houses had been destroyed in
1988 earthquake. In the town of Stepanavan president Sargsyan visited
the secondary school # 6, toured the new building of the school and
watched a chess tournament. This school was also reconstructed with
Lincy Foundation financing.
The president was also told that 303 houses were built in the rural
communities of the province in 2009-2010 for earthquake-stricken
families and 153 more will have been built this year. Also 220 houses
were built in urban communities. Housing purchase certificates were
given to tens of families in Vanadzor and Gugark.