BRITISH AMBASSADOR ATTENDS LAUNCH OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CENTER
YEREVAN, JULY 14, ARMENPRESS: Today Manuk Topuzian ,Government
Chief of Staff, opened a new Information Center in Government Building
Number 3 in the presence of the British Ambassador, Thorda
Abbott-Watt. The Information Center has been funded by the British
Department for International Development’s Armenia Public Sector
Reform Project (APSREP). It is one of eight new business initiatives
funded by the project to be implemented over the next two years.
The main role of the Information Center is to make government
administration more accessible to the public by welcoming visitors and
helping them with their enquiries. The Center covers seven ministries
including Health, Education, Labor and Social Issues and the National
Statistics Service. TheCenter is on the first floor of the
building. The staff are trained to handle enquiries and able quickly
to communicate with the Public Relations Departments of the
Ministries. APSREP has also provided the Public Relations Departments
of the Ministries of Education and Social Security with new computers
and telephones.
There are ramps at the roadside and main entrance to provide access
for the disabled and small meeting rooms in the foyer for those who
have difficulty climbing the stairs. Signs point the way to the
various sources of information. Information boards displaying ministry
service charters and citizens rights are also under preparation, and
will be installed over the next 6 months.