ARMENIA AND U.S. SIGN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION AGREEMENT

Tert
Nov 5 2009
Armenia

The Armenia-U.S. Intergovernmental Commission held a regular meeting
at the U.S. State Department on November 3. Armenian Minister of
Economy Nerses Yeritsyan headed the Armenian delegation.

U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia Coordinator Daniel Rosenblum
co-chaired the meeting. U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Tina
Kaidanow and Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the U.S.

to Armenia Marie L. Yovanovitch made welcoming speeches.

Improving the business environment in Armenia, the fight against
corruption, and reforms in democracy and management systems were
discussed during the session. The Armenian delegation presented the
achievements made in the mentioned spheres and measures planned for
the future.

The Armenian delegation also had separate meetings at the State
Department, Department of Commerce, Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative, World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

During the intergovernmental commission’s meeting, an agreement
on cooperation in the areas of science and technology, which will
promote cooperation between the two countries in the sectors of
information technology, intellectual property, and fundamental
sciences, was signed.