ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Sept 23 2005

ARMENIA SUGGESTS INCREASING THE EXTENT OF INVOLVEMENT OF THE UNDP
YEREVAN OFFICE IN IMPLEMENTATION OF TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

YEREVAN, September 23. /ARKA/. Armenia suggests increasing the extent
of involvement of the UNDP Yerevan Office in implementation of trade
and development programs. According to the RA Ministry of Trade and
Economic Development Press Service Department, this was mentioned in
the course of the meeting of the RA Minister of Trade and Economic
Development Karen Chshmarityan with General Secretary of the UN
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Supach Panitcapak. In
the course of the meeting reforms conducted in UN were discussed. In
particular, programs implemented by UNCTD. The sides touched upon the
perspectives of involvement of state and private sectors in the
programs implemented by UNCTD. Also the possibility of formation of a
separate corresponding staff in UN Yerevan Office for the
implementation of UNCTAD programs and inclusion of it in the frames
of UNDP were discussed.
UNCTAD was established in December 1964 as a main body of the UN
General Assembly in the field of trade. It’s located in Geneva. A.H.
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