ARMENIAN PRESIDENT MET WITH IMF YEREVAN OFFICE HEAD

Pan Armenian News
06.09.2005 03:04

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian President Robert Kocharian yesterday
met with head of International Monetary Fund Yerevan office Hasan
al Atrash, reported the Press Service of the Armenian leader. In
the course of the meeting the parties discussed matters of economic
reforms and Armenia-IMF cooperation. R. Kocharian noted that Armenia
is consecutive in implementation of reforms and the work already
carried out has provided for considerable results. Hasan al Atrash
appreciated the process of reforms in Armenia, adding this evaluation
will be included in the report on Armenia. He specially noted economic
growth and poverty reduction processes, stating the Armenian poverty
reduction program can serve as an example for other countries. The IMF
representative noted regulation of budgetary processes and monetary
policy as an important acquisition.