IN 2007 EU WILL GRANT ARMENIA 21 MILLION EUROS
PanARMENIAN.Net
06.12.2006 14:57 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In 2007 in the framework of European Neighborhood
Policy Armenia will be granted 21 million euros against 17 million
which was given this year.
Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Bayburtyan said that wholly the
ENPI (European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument) budget during
the period of 2007-2013 provides 12 billion euros for realization of
programs, which is on 32% higher the current budget.
The Deputy Minister mentioned that the ENPI budget for Eastern Europe
would make up 3.64 billion euros. The countries of Mediterranean
Sea will get 3.34 billion euros. Speaking on Armenia-EU Action Plan
he pointed out that in Armenia priority-driven reforms concern to
the strengthening of political structure, assistance to economic and
social development, to establishment of civil society and to regional
co-operation and conflict solution. Answering to the question why in
the budget of 2007 the Armenian government has not foreseen means for
eurointegration, Mr. Bayburtyan said, that Action Plan was approved
on September 13 and just there was no time for the inclusion of the
above mentioned elements in the budget, IA Regnum reports.