12th MEETING OF US-ARMENIA TASK FORCE TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN ON MAY 2

YEREVAN, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The 12th meeting of the US-Armenia
Task Force (USATF) will be held in Yerevan on May 2. The meeting will
be chaired by RA Minister of Finance and Economy Vardan Khachatrian
and US Coordinator for Europe and Eurasia Tom Adams. According to the
press service of the RA Ministry of Finance and Economy, it is
envisaged to discuss issues of bilateral interest, present the
programs under implementation and to calify issues of the programmed
measures. Among the issues on the USATF agenda are measures to
encourage Armenia’s economic development, democratic reforms, the
Millennium Challenge Program-related issues, macroeconomic policy and
long-term development promotion programs, tax and customs sector
reforms. Problems of agriculture, judicial and energy sectors,
educational and scientific issues, as well as the fight against
terrorism and other programs of mutual interest will be addressed
during the meeting. The USATF was established in 2000 with the aim of
promoting the cooperation between the two countries and enhancing the
efficency of assistance programs implemented by the US government in
Aremenia. The USATF holds two meetings annually – in Washington and
Yerevan. Over the past decade, the US government has implemented
various development and humanitarian programs of a total of 1.6 bln
dollars in Armenia.