COOPERATION WITH WORLD BANK HAS PRODUCED SERIOUS RESULTS, ROBERT KOCHARIAN SAYS

Noyan Tapan
Dec 14, 2007

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Receiving the World Bank Regional
Vice President For Europe and Central Asia Shigeo Katsu on December
14, the Armenian president Robert Kocharian said the cooperation
with the World Bank has produced serious results so far, and Armenia
is interested in continuing it. According to him, in parallel with
implementing the second-generation reforms, Armenia will focus on
social and educational directions and pay attention to reducing
the disproportion in development of marzes and the capital city and
extending the field of intellectual services.

S. Katsu in his turn stated that in the past years, Armenia has been
among the WB partner-states with the best performance. According to
him, the second and third-generation reforms, as well as institutional
reforms will be pivotal ones in WB cooperation programs with Armenia
in the coming years.

NT was informed by the RA president’s press service that during the
meeting the sides also exchanged ideas about Armenia’s opportunities
to retain its competitiveness in the future. It was pointed out that
the consistent and efficient implementation of reforms will play a
decisive role in this issue.