MEETING AT NA STANDING COMMITTEE

National Assembly of RA, Armenia
March 16 2006

On March 16 Hranush Hakobyan, Chairwoman of NA Standing Committee
on Science, Education, Culture and Youth Affairs, met with Erwin
Asenbauer, President of “AFIDE” Association of Former United Nations
Industrial and Development Experts and Arshaluys Tchgnavorian, Former
Deputy Director of UN General Issues. Mr. Erwin Asenbauer informed
that the goal of “AFIDE” Association is to support the countries
being on the road of economic development. It was mentioned that it
is envisaged to set up an Association office in Yerevan.

In Mrs. Hakobyan’s view the Association can start its activity
studying the government-submitted “Medium-Term Development” pogramme
and the “Armenia’s Future Till 2020,” made by the support of Diasporan
Armenians. Mrs. Hakobyan highlighted the investment of scientific
achievements in the sphere of economy. She proposed the experts of
“AFIDE” Association to study the problems of harmonizing economy with
ecology, the basin of lake Sevan, the social and economic situation
of the population of Armenia’s regions. The cooperation in the sphere
of economy and the organization of the conference on the problems of
harmonizing economy and science were highlighted.

Other issues were also discussed at the meeting.