Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan Receives World BankVice-P

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan Receives World BankVice-P

    ARMENIAN PRIME MINISTER ANDRANIK MARGARYAN RECEIVES WORLD BANK VICE-PRESIDENT

    YEREVAN, June 15. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan
    received World Bank Vice-President Shigeo Katsu. The WB President
    presents Armenian PM the results of negotiations with Armenian
    Ministers of Regional Administration and Finance and Economy,
    during which issues related to local self-government system and
    rural infrastructures were discussed. He noted that real changes were
    made as a result of reforms implemented for recent years in various
    sectors of the country's economy. Katsu expressed the WB's readiness
    to continue its programs in Armenia. In his opinion, time came to
    embark on elaboration of short-and long-term programs, in particular,
    in infrastructures area.

    The WB Vice-President also stressed the importance of either WB-funded
    programs or those expected from Millennium Challenge American
    Corporation and other international organizations.

    Margaryan, in turn, said Armenian Government obtained certain
    experience of cooperation with the World Bank for recent years. In
    his words, this experience should be used for future programs
    implementation. The PM thinks interaction with the WB produces
    positive results already visible in reforms being implemented as
    part of Strategic Program on Poverty Reduction. The Armenian Premier
    expressed hope that the cooperation will be successfully continued.

    M.V. -0--
Working...
X