MEETING AT ARMENIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

National Assembly of Armenia
June 29 2006

On June 28, Vahan Hovhannisyan, Vice President of the National Assembly
received the delegation of the French Office for the Protection of
Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA) of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of France headed by Mrs. Aline Montaubric.

Upon the guests request, the NA Vice President presented particularly
the economic and internal political situation in Armenia and
highlighted that despite the blockade from the direction of Azerbaijan
and Turkey the republic has economic growth, programmes of economic
and social recovery have been elaborated, the anti corruption fight
programme has been renewed when Armenia joined the international
organization GRECO and today nothing threatens the stability of the
country. Mr. Hovhannisyan highlighted also the challenges. We still
have unsolved problems in the anti corruption fight, in creating a
free market, defending the competition and fighting against economic
monopolies.

The sides also touched upon the problems of refugees and the
implemented programmes. Mr. Hovhannisyan presented the legal and social
state of the Armenian refugees that have been forcibly displaced from
Azerbaijan in 1988-92 highlighting that the government carries out
social-economic purposeful programmes and the issue of refugees is
included in the strategic programme of poverty reduction.

It was mentioned that a programme of providing the families with
apartments in the public buildings is being implemented.

During the meeting they also touched upon the law on Alternative
Service and other issues of mutual interest.