ARMENIA’S EXPENDITURES ON FOREIGN POLICY MAKE 7.7 BILLION DRAMS IN 2006
Noyan Tapan
Sep 6, 2007
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA expenditures on foreign
policy made about 7.7 bln drams (19.3 mln USD) in 2006. The fulfilment
index of resources envisaged by the state budget made 97%. While
presenting the execution of the 2006 state budget at the September
6 joint sitting of the RA National Assembly standing committees,
the deputy minister of finance and economy, chief treasurer Atom
Janjughazian said that the overall fulfilment index of programs
envisaged by the RA foreign ministry’s budget made about 95%.
It was noted that the financial resources envisaged for a number
of programs impemented through the ministry were fully spent,
including 30 million drams envisaged for maintenance of the RA
military representative mission at NATO, 97.5 mln drams envisaged for
maintenance of Armenian military attaches, 85 mln drams envisaged for
maintenance of trade representative offices abroad, 945.7 mln drams
envisaged for Armenia’s membership fees in international organizations,
and 831 mln drams envisaged for fulfilment of Armenia’s obligations
in connection of the country’s membership of international financial
organizations.
The main part of the sum envisaged for expenditures on foreign policy
– 4.1 bln drams was allocated for maintenance of Armenian embassies
and representative offices. The fulfilment index made 99.13%. About
59 mln drams (65.42%) was spent out of 85 mln drams envisaged for
maintenance of Armenia’s trade representative offices abroad. 117 mln
drams or 58.7% was spent out of 200 mln drams envisaged for purchase
of embassies’ buildings.