ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT AND USAID SIGNED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
Pan Armenian
13.10.2005 23:02 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Today Armenian Speaker Artur Baghdassaryan and US
Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director for
Armenia Robin Phillips signed a Memorandum of Understanding between
the NA of Armenia and the USAID, reported the Press Service of the
Armenian Parliament. In the Baghdassaryan’s words, the signing of
the document is an important event, as it will promote enhancement
of the Armenian Parliament’s role, activation of its relations with
people. The Armenian Parliament has already become more open, the NA
of Armenia is visited by representatives of various social groups, the
parties said. Besides, it was noted that the program costs $2 million,
which will be spent to re-train specialists of the NA of Armenia,
technical re-equipment, international exchange. A. Baghdassaryan
thanked US authorities for assistance to Armenia. The parliament plays
a key role in democratic government by passing laws and controlling
their fulfillment, Robin Phillips stated. According to him the
Memorandum is the keystone of cooperation USAID-Armenian NA.