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HAYASTAN ALL-ARMENIAN FUND LAUNCHES VARDENIS-MARTAKERT HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
13:26 ~U 30.05.13
The Board of Trustees of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund held a meeting
on Thursday.
Executive Director Ara Vardanyan presented the Executive Board's
report.
Talking to journalists following the presentation, he said that the
Fund plans to launch the Vardenis-Martakert highway construction
project.
The new highway will reduce the time of a Yerevan-Stepanakert journey
down to three hours.
"The Armenian and Nagorno-Karabakh government have funded the
earth works, with asphalt work to be carried out. The worth of the
114-km-long highway is $30m," Vardanyan said.
With respect to the decision on this particular road construction
project, he said that this is the second highway connecting Armenia
with Nagorno-Karabakh and needs modernizing. The highway is of
strategic importance for development of the Martuni region. It will
also facilitate tourism development.
The project is unlikely to the completed this year as new fund-raising
telethons are expected to be organized. The specific amount will be
announced next January and construction companies will be invited to
offer their services.
As regards the Fund's activities in 2012, Vardanyan said that all
the reports were approved.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/05/30/ara-vardanyan/
13:26 ~U 30.05.13
The Board of Trustees of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund held a meeting
on Thursday.
Executive Director Ara Vardanyan presented the Executive Board's
report.
Talking to journalists following the presentation, he said that the
Fund plans to launch the Vardenis-Martakert highway construction
project.
The new highway will reduce the time of a Yerevan-Stepanakert journey
down to three hours.
"The Armenian and Nagorno-Karabakh government have funded the
earth works, with asphalt work to be carried out. The worth of the
114-km-long highway is $30m," Vardanyan said.
With respect to the decision on this particular road construction
project, he said that this is the second highway connecting Armenia
with Nagorno-Karabakh and needs modernizing. The highway is of
strategic importance for development of the Martuni region. It will
also facilitate tourism development.
The project is unlikely to the completed this year as new fund-raising
telethons are expected to be organized. The specific amount will be
announced next January and construction companies will be invited to
offer their services.
As regards the Fund's activities in 2012, Vardanyan said that all
the reports were approved.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/05/30/ara-vardanyan/