ARKA News Agency
May 25 2004
Two -day Armenian-German intergovernmental discussions on financial
and technical co-operation begins in Yerevan
RA President holds working meeting with RA Minister of Science and
Education
Qatar is interested in food processing sphere of Armenia
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TWO -DAY ARMENIAN-GERMAN INTERGOVERNMENTAL DISCUSSIONS ON FINANCIAL
AND TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION BEGINS IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN, May, 26. /ARKA/. Two -day Armenian-German intergovernmental
discussions on financial and technical co-operation began in Yerevan.
According to the RA Ministry of Finance and Economy Press Service
Department, the Chairman of the intergovernmental group from the
Armenian side was represented by Vardan Khachatryan, and the German
Chairman – the Director of South Caucasus and Meddle Asia Department
of the German Ministry of Economic Co-operation and Development V.
Armbruster. Issue interesting for both parties were discussed during
the meeting. The participants evaluated the programs implemented so
far with the support of German Government, the present process of the
programs, the existing goals and issues. The agenda of the meeting
included the following issues: the regional fund of credit
guarantees, stimulation of small and medium business, development of
communities, implementation of the system of guaranteeing deposits,
poverty reduction strategic program, the program of regional
electronic communication, reconstruction of small hydroelectric power
pats, the program on technical; re-equipment of hospitals.
The program of co-operation between Armenia and Germany has begun
since 1993. initially, the co-operation was in the framework of
technical programs, then – financial ones, and since 2001 regional
programs in the frames of Caucasus initiative.
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RA PRESIDENT HOLDS WORKING MEETING WITH RA MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND
EDUCATION
YEREVAN, May, 25. /ARKA/. RA President Robert Kocharian held working
meeting with RA Minister of Science and Education Sergo Yeritsian.
The Minister represented reforms in the sphere, issues related to
improvement of legal field and process of preliminary works to entry
examinations. L.D. –0–
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QATAR IS INTERESTED IN FOOD PROCESSING SPHERE OF ARMENIA
YEREVAN, May, 25. /ARKA/. Newly appointed Ambassador of Qatar to
Armenia Saleha Ibragim al-Kuari (residence in Teheran) handed
credential to RA President Robert Kocharian. During the meeting
Kocharian stated that Armenian is interested in development of
cooperation with Persian Gulf countries, namely with Qatar. The
parties noted that relations between the countries received new
impulse after official visit of Robert Kocharian in Qatar in 2002.
The Ambassador stressed the interest of Qatar party to food
processing sphere of Armenia. L.D. –0–
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