ILO NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT POSITION TO BE ESTABLISHED IN ARMENIA

Pan Armenian News
28.06.2005 05:02

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Today Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian met with
International Labor Organization (ILO) Regional Director of Field
Programs in Europe and Central Asia Friedrich Buttler, reported the
Press Service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry. In the course of the
meeting F. Buttler acquainted the Armenian FM with ILO activities in
Armenia that include several directions: promotion of the poverty
reduction program and creation of new employment opportunities,
enhancement of the legislative framework in that field, as well as
Armenia’s integration in global processes. V. Oskanian welcomed the
organization decision to establish the position of the ILO National
Correspondent in Armenia, via which the regulation of the relations
between the Organization and the Armenian Government is expected to
be more efficient. V. Oskanian remarked the importance of Armenia’s
accession to the ILO. He emphasized that the ILO standards will serve
to solve individual social problems in Armenia and they will also have
a considerable impact on the economic development and enhancement of
the international rating of the country.
From: Baghdasarian