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![Work in progress to seal a non-operational artesian well in Sipanik. About 1.9 million cubic meters of water will be saved each year thanks to the well’s proper closure. machinery in action to seal a non-operational well](https://2017-2020.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/pressreleases/Sipanik.jpg?itok=bj6dKD00)
On November 3, USAID and local partners marked the successful completion of a project that supported the permanent sealing of a self-flowing well near Sipanik village, Ararat province. USAID/Armenia Mission Director Deborah Grieser; Armenia’s First Deputy Minister of Nature Protection Erik Grigoryan, representatives of the regional government, local residents and mayors of neighboring villages were in attendance at the event.
![A CyArk expert conducts a field exercise for students of the Tumo Center for Creative Technologies in Yerevan. A man shows to a group of students how 3D scanning equipment works](https://2017-2020.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/pressreleases/CyArk.jpg?itok=HDCTaGRK)
The My Armenia Program, funded by USAID and implemented by the Smithsonian Institution, has launched a project with CyArk, a California-based non-profit organization that uses new technologies to capture, archive and share the world’s cultural heritage with the global community. In Armenia, CyArk will be scanning the historical Noravank monastery and the Areni-1 cave complex in Vayots Dzor province, as well as design products that promote and share Armenia’s cultural heritage in and beyond the country.
![USAID Armenia Mission Director Deborah Grieser (right) is joined by Prime Minister of Armenia, Karen Karapetyan, USAID Acting Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia Margot Ellis, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills, and President of the American University of Armenia, Dr. Armen Ter Kiureghyan for a group photo at the official celebration of USAID's 25 years of partnership with Armenia. USAID celebrated 25 years of partnership in Armenia at an official reception in Yerevan.](https://2017-2020.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/pressreleases/_TM_4066.jpg?itok=I1vQnfTH)
Since establishing diplomatic relations 25 years ago, the United States and Armenia have developed a deep friendship and partnership.
![Hayastan Stepanyan, component lead with PURE Water, presents during the public launch of the three-year activity. woman speaking at the podium](https://2017-2020.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/pressreleases/PURE_launch1.jpg?itok=CzsvTXv_)
On July 18, the USAID-funded Participatory Utilization and Resource Efficiency of Water (PURE Water) project launched its activities in the country by signing Memoranda of Understanding with 12 communities in the Ararat Valley. In attendance at the public event were U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills, Jr., USAID/Armenia Mission Director Deborah Grieser, Armenia’s Minister of Nature Protection Artsvik Minasyan, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Armen Harutyunyan, Government of Armenia officials, representatives of the partner communities, local and international organizations.
![U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills announces the launch of the two-week, eight-city “America on the Road” tour during a reception at the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan. man speaking at the podium](https://2017-2020.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/pressreleases/19620268_10155395557677673_3734285897376780613_o.jpg?itok=h7_NSGT1)
The U.S. Embassy is hitting the road for two weeks in July to connect with Armenians across the country and to showcase the many areas of enduring partnership and shared interests between Armenia and the United States. The “America on the Road” tour is the centerpiece of our year-long commemoration of the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations and of sincere friendship between our two countries.
![The Farm and Veterinary Center in Nor Gyugh will help produce high quality boar semen, with all the processes monitored by skilled staff and latest laboratory equipment. farm service center](https://2017-2020.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/pressreleases/PRP_Nor_Ghyugh.jpg?itok=3vQKKf26)
On June 27, Nor Gyugh community of Kotayk province celebrated the opening of two specialized agricultural centers, made possible through the joint efforts of the Government of Armenia and international donor and local organizations.
![Deborah Grieser, USAID/Armenia Mission Director, speaks at the opening of Tvapatum 2017 media conference in Yerevan. woman speaks at the podium](https://2017-2020.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/pressreleases/Tvapatum_2017.jpg?itok=cV7NEoxs)
Ties suggest that Tvapatum 2017 is not only about creating media content but also organizing and managing the work of the media. Media management is the key theme of this two-day media conference.
Six leading experts from Germany, USA, Poland, Russia, and the UK will present international best practices in media’s survival, development, and success in the digital environment.
During a public event on May 22, USAID, the Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company Armenia (CCHBCA), and the Global Environment Facility’s Small Grants Programme in Armenia (implemented by UNDP) marked the successful completion of a joint water project in Hayanist, Ararat. This is part of USAID’s broader efforts to curb the rate of groundwater abstraction in the Ararat Valley to sustainable levels.
![U.S. Ambassador Richard M. Mills, Jr. greets a seamstress at "Ighdz" social enterprise in Martuni. man shakes hands with a seamstress](https://2017-2020.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/pressreleases/AMB_Mills_Gegharqunik.jpg?itok=QkhTXg-q)
To highlight the role women can and should play in the development of Armenia’s rural regions, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills, Jr. traveled to Gegharqunik province on March 30 and met with female farmers, civic activists and civil society leaders – all beneficiaries and partners of USAID development efforts.
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