DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS TO BE WORKED OUT FOR EIGHT ARMENIAN PROVINCES

ARMENPRESS
Sep 26, 2008

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, ARMENPRESS: Development programs will be
worked out for eight Armenian provinces, according to the concept on
development of Armenian provinces which has been recently approved
at the outside session of the government.

Such like programs developed for Tavush and Gegharkunik provinces
for 2005-2008 have been successfully brought to life. The 2009-2012
development programs of these provinces have already been worked out
and will soon be presented for the approval of the government.

Deputy territorial governance minister Vache Terterian said today at
a press conference that the experience of Tavush and Gegharkunik
provinces showed that the other eight provinces also need the
development programs.

"We must be able to see all the provinces in comparison and plan our
work in a way that from year to year the differences between them
reduce. For smoothening the differences, we must be able to give right
assessments and understand what means may bring to equal development
of the provinces," the deputy minister said.

According to him, while forming the programs meetings will be
organized with the heads of communities of the provinces, population,
representatives of NGOs and a package of suggestions will be prepared.

V. Terterian said that the results of studies showed that the
development index is low in Shirak, Gegharkunik, and Aragatsotn
provinces.