Italy Gives $770,000 to Armenia to Fight Brucellosis

Brucelwhat? Brucellosis is apparently an infectious disease in sheep, goats, cows, pigs, and some other farm animals; in some cases, it can be fatal.

The government of Italy has released $770,000 to help Armenian authorities ward off brucellosis...

Cases of brucellosis have been on rise in Armenia since early 1990-s. The first phase of this program is set to be over in 2009 with a focus on three provinces which report the highest rate of the disease.

My Italian is not perfect, but I think I speak for everyone when I say, "Grazie molto!"

Source: ArmenPress

United States Donates Military Hospital to Armenia

Looks like Armenia's support of the U.S. in Iraq has paid off.

The $1.2 million facility, inaugurated by U.S. and Armenian officials at the weekend, will be part of a special battalion of Armenia’s Armed Forces that provides troops for the U.S.-led occupation force in Iraq and the NATO-led peace-keeping contingent in Kosovo.

Lieutenant Colonel Doug Peterson, chief of the Office of Defense Cooperation at the U.S. embassy in Armenia, said the donation marked the beginning of “intensive medical training and cooperation between” the Armenian and U.S. militaries. The hospital will receive more U.S. equipment later this year or early next, he said.

Nothing ever comes free. Of course, Armenia went into Iraq to get political benefits from the U.S. - so far it has only got a mobile hospital.

Source: ArmeniaLiberty