Government to ask parliament to convene to ratify Russian loan agreement

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29.06.2015, 21:13

The Armenian government will ask the parliament to convene July 2 an extraordinary session to ratify the Armenian-Russian loan agreement, the government press-service said.

Government to ask parliament to convene to ratify Russian loan agreement

YEREVAN, June 29. / ARKA /. The Armenian government will ask the parliament to convene July 2 an extraordinary session to ratify the Armenian-Russian loan agreement, the government press-service said. The proposal will be announced officially by the cabinet on Tuesday.

The announcement that Russia will provide Armenia with a $200 million loan was made by Russian transport minister Maxim Sokolov after a meeting with Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan last Friday. The loan is to be used to purchase new weapons. -0-

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