YEREVAN. – Armenian Minister of Nature Protection Aramayis Grigoryan on Wednesday received Caucasus Nature Fund (CNF) Executive Director David Morrison, Program Director Daniel Sepic, and Armenia National Program Coordinator Arman Vermishyan.   

Grigoryan noted that owing to the investments made and the projects carried out over the course of the previous years and with joint efforts by the CNF and the Armenian Ministry of Nature Protection, a significant progress and a positive change has been recorded in the special nature protection areas, and he expressed the hope that the effective collaboration will continue.     

Morrison, for his part, expressed the hope that they will be able to effectively collaborate with Armenia’s newly appointed environment minister and carry out their primary mission: assisting the budgets of the special nature protection areas.

The interlocutors discussed the current projects for this year, the expansion of the opportunities for future financial support, and more active involvement by the private and corporate sector.