ARMENIAN DELEGATION HELD SEVERAL MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON

Pan Armenian News
28.09.2005 03:57

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ September 24-28 the Armenian governmental delegation
was in Washington for the participation in the sitting of the
Armenian-American intergovernmental working group on economic affairs
and the annual sitting of the World Bank and the International Monetary
Fund. Armenian Minister of Economy and Finance Vardan Khachatrian,
RA President’s Chief Advisor on Economic affairs Vahram Nersisyants,
Minister of Trade and Economic Development Karen Chshmaritian,
Minister of Agriculture David Lokian, RA Central Bank President Tigran
Sargsian, Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakosian, RA Ambassador to
the U.S. Tatul Margarian and Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance
Tigran Khachatrian served on the Armenian delegation.

Within the framework of the WB-IMF sitting the Armenian delegation
members met with the leadership of the organizations. September
27 they met with Millennium Challenge Corporation Acting Executive
Director Charles Setnes to discuss the Armenian Millennium Challenge
program. The parties agreed on proceeding with the joint activities
in order to accomplish the program. The Armenian delegates also held
meetings with Dutch Minister of Finance Gerrit Zalm and the Iranian
Minister of Finance.