TODAY THE GOVERNMENT FINISHED DISCUSSING THE 2008 MINISTRY AND GOVERNMENT AGENCY PERFORMANCE REPORTS. REPORTS WERE SUBMITTED BY FINANCE, FOREIGN AFFAIRES AND DEFENSE MINISTERS
Tu esday, 10 February 2009
Today the Government finished discussing the 2008 ministry and
government agency performance reports. Reports were submitted by
finance, foreign affaires and defense ministers. As with the preceding
reports, bearing in mind that detailed accounts of completed activities
are posted on the websites of respective agencies, the speakers chiefly
focused on the problems and shortfalls had in the period under review.
In connection with the report of the Minister of Finance, the Prime
Minister highlighted the following priorities: introducing simplified
licensing and authorization procedures, ensuring that business
running-related commitments are fulfilled in a timely and accurate
manner, reducing the number of those documents needed for customs
clearance purposes, as well as the need for launching a process
of online payments under the new concept of procurements. Tigran
Sargsyan indicated that still much has to be done in the reporting
and accounting areas, especially as regards the problems available
in the public sector which call for prompt action.
As the Minister of Foreign Affaires presented his report, the head of
government asked Minister Nalbandyan about the steps taken to ensure
that any foreign mission-bound Armeni an dignitary is provided with
an advance brief concerning the government’s official position on
key foreign policy issues in order those public officials with no
direct foreign agenda affiliation come in command of the Republic of
Armenia’s official viewpoints.
The point is that during various events held abroad, the
representatives of foreign governments often take the opportunity
for making political statements about the Karabakh conflict or other
issues of current interest making it necessary for their Armenian
counterparts to oppose them accordingly. Mr. Nalbandyan advised that
a corresponding note is already out for approval.
The Minister of Defense presented the activities carried out in the
field of national defense and foreign security in the period under
review. Then the discussion continued in a private session.