ARMENIA TO PRESENT ITS PROPOSALS TO USA UNDER PROGRAM “MILLENNIUM
CHALLENGE” IN SEPT
YEREVAN, JULY 21. ARMINFO. Armenia will present its proposals to the
USA under the assistance program “Millennium challenge” in Sept of the
current year. Prime Minister of Armenia Andranik Margarian informed
during today meeting with U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary to Armenia John Ordway, who is completing his
diplomatic mission in the republic.
ARMINFO was informed in the press office of the government, the prime
minister has mentioned that Armenia’s involvement in the program
Millennium challenge is the example of successful cooperation between
two states. He has highly assessed the efforts of the ambassador
towards the development of Armenian-American relations, noting that
there is significant progress in activation of political and economic
relations, as well as in the sphere of cooperation with international
organizations.
In preliminary estimations, expressed by the Minister of Finances and
Economy of Armenia Vardan Khachatrian, under the U.S. assistance
program “Millennium Challenge” Armenia expects to receive $700 mln, by
the way the first $100 mln – till the 2004.