Armenian foreign minister, UN rep discuss poverty reduction

Public Television of Armenia, Yerevan
26 Aug 04

Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan today received Movses
Abelyan, UN Secretary of the Committee for Programme Coordination and
Administrative and Budgetary Committee.

Oskanyan congratulated Abelyan on his appointment to this post at the
UN. He has been occupying this post since April 2003. Previously, he
headed Armenia’s permanent delegation at the UN.

Oskanyan and Abelyan mainly focused on Armenia’s involvement in the UN
development programmes. New programmes, cooperation within the UN
programmes to reduce poverty in Armenia and drafting a state programme
to this effect were also discussed at the meeting.