ARMENIAN PRIME MINISTER RECEIVES EBRD DELEGATION

Noyan Tapan

Dec 4, 2008

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. During the December 4 meeting with
the delegation of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(EBRD), the Armenian prime minister Tigran Sargsyan presented the
current state of Armenian economy and the 2009 programs, as well
as Armenia’s opportunities to confront the negative effects of the
global financial and economic crisis. In his words, in developing
and implementing anticrisis measures, the Armenian government
takes into account the relative advantages of the country. As
regards the priorities of Armenia’s cooperation with EBRD, the prime
minister pointed out the extension of assistance to small and medium
entrepreneurship, the development of infrastructures (especially in
energy and road construction), the assistance to creation of free
economic zones in Gyumri and the area adjacent to Zvartnots Airport,
abd the development of the capital market.

According to the RA Government Information and PR Department, the sides
also addressed Armenia’s relations with its neighboring countries. The
Armenian prime minister said that Armenia is interested in having
stable and predictable neighbors and welcomes Turkey’s aspiration to
become a member of the European Union. In his words, the reforms to
be implemented on this path will make Turkey more predicatble and
stable. T. Sargsyan expressed a hope that in parallel with these
reforms, the relations with Turkey will improve.

He said that Armenia has good-neighbourly relations with Iran and will
try to maintain them. Speaking about the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
settlement process, the prime minister expressed a hope that the
problem will be solved in a peaceful way through political dialog
and negotiations.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress