SOCIAL IMPACT OF CRISIS ON ARMENIA CONFERENCE LAUNCHED IN YEREVAN

Panorama.am
14:27 14/04/2009

Conference on "Social Impact of World Economic Crisis on Armenia"
launched in Yerevan today. The Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran
Sargsyan said during the conference that the Government of Armenia
adopted the strategy of operative management of the budget. "During
the crisis social problems are going to be the principle points for
Armenia. Irrespective of the financial developments in the country,
the social expenses of the state budget will be well protected and
will have significant notion," said the Prime Minister. The UNDP
representative to Armenia Consuelo Vidal said that the organization
appreciates the Government’s efforts to keep the financing of the
social aspect. The representative said that the Yerevan offices
of the UN would cooperate with the Government to contribute to the
improvement of the situation.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress