EDB ready to finance infrastructural projects in Armenia-Shatalov

YEREVAN, July 27. /ARKA/. The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) is ready to finance infrastructural projects in Armenia, Deputy Chairman of the Bank, Managing Director of the EurAsEC Anti-Crisis Fund Department Sergey Shatalov said Thursday at the meeting with Armenian Transport and Communication Minister Gagik Beglaryan.

“Shatalov underlined EDB’s readiness to finance infrastructural projects via Anti-Crisis Fund. Among such projects there is the fourth tranche of “North-South” program,” the Ministry of Transport and Communication reports.

The Managing Director highlighted that the delegation had visited Armenia to get familiar with the Minister’s position, further projects as well as discuss the cooperation course.
On his side, Beglaryan expressed his willingness to continue cooperating with the EDB and asked to prepare specific proposals for the next meeting.

“Shatalov pledged to present the developed proposals at the next meeting,” the source informs. —0-

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