ROBERT KOCHARIAN: OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE A KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY

Noyan Tapan
Jun 27 2006

YEREVAN, JUNE 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian President Robert Kocharian
on June 27 received the delegation of the International Scientific
and Technical Center (ISTC), headed by V. Aless, Chairman of the
US Industrial Coalition, member of the ISTC Board of Directors. The
President expressed satisfaction over the efficient cooperation that
has formed over years between the ISTC and the RA National Academy
of Sciences (NAS). He attached great importance to assistance that
the ISTC has provided to the RA NAS.

Noting that Armenia has always had a sizeable knowledge-based economy
with developed scientific technical centers that used to operate for
the huge state, Robert Kocharian said that these branches of science
started to face difficulties after the collapse of the USSR. In
his words, the problems have been somewhat dealt with thanks to the
ISTC’s assistance.

According to the RA President’s press service, the sides discussed
reforms in the sphere of science during the transitional period. The
President underlined that the state should take serious steps aimed
at working out a policy for management f the sphere. "Our goal is to
have a knowledge-based economy and become a center of intellectual
services," Robert Kocharian said.