RA FOREIGN MINISTER ATTACHES IMPORTANCE TO MEMBERSHIP OF ARMENIA IN
INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION

ARKA News Agency
June 28 2005

YEREVAN, June 28. /ARKA/. RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian attaches
importance to membership of Armenia in International Labor Organization
(ILO). As the Information and Press Department of RA Foreign Ministry
told ARKA News Agency, Oskanian stated that during his meeting with
Friedrich Buttler, Director of the ILO Regional Office for Europe and
Central Asia. Oskanian noted that the integration into ILO would help
not only to solve the social issues in the country, but would have a
considerable impact on the economic development and increase of the
international rating of the country.

The Minister also welcomed the decision of the organization to create
the post of “national correspondent” in Armenia in order to regulate
the relations with ILO more efficiently.

At the same time, Buttler presented the activities of ILO in Armenia
and mentioned the directions of activities – investments in poverty
reduction program, assistance for creation of new job vacancies,
improvements in legislation of the sphere, assistance for integration
of Armenia in global processes. L.V.–0–