Environment Minister Hakob Simidyan received Frank Merschl, Senior Program Portfolio Manager of the German Credit Recovery Bank (KfW), and Zara Chatinyan, the bank's representative in Armenia.
Deputy Minister Aram Meymaryan took part in the meeting.
Welcoming the guests at the Ministry of Environment, Minister Simidyan once again touched upon the Armenian-German cooperation in the field of the environment and, in particular, the long-term effective cooperation between the German Credit Recovery Bank (KfW) and the Ministry of the Environment.
The Minister summed up the agreements reached during the previous meeting and positively assessed the progress.
"I would like to thank the German government and the German Credit Recovery Bank (KfW) for this important program for the environment of the Republic of Armenia. Our programs need to be made more dynamic, there are all conditions for this and cooperation relations have been formed. I hope the program will serve its purpose"and we will have visible results in the near future," the minister said.
During the meeting, the sides touched upon the program "Biodiversity and Sustainable local development in Armenia", the total budget of which is about 26 million euros, provided by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through KfW.
Deputy Minister Aram Meymaryan, who is the coordinator of the program, presented the ongoing work on signing the agreement.
Minister Hakob Simidyan highlighted the priority areas to focus on after the launch, in particular, the component of flora and fauna accounting. The Minister noted that for the effective implementation of the ongoing reforms and measures, the Ministry urgently needs accurate data.
At the end of the meeting, the parties confirmed their readiness to promote programs and promote sustainable environmental management.