SITTING OF THE ARMENIA-US INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE HELD

Aysor
Nov 5 2009
Armenia

The recurrent sitting of the Armenia-US Intergovernmental Committee
was held at the US Department of State on November 3. The Armenian
delegation was headed by Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsyan. The
delegation comprised Chairman of the State Revenue Committee Gagik
Khachatryan, Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakosyan, Armenian
Ambassador to the US Tatul Margaryan, Deputy Minister of Finance Vardan
Aramyan, Deputy Minister of Justice Emil Babayan, and other officials.

The American side was co-chaired by Daniel Rosenblum, Coordinator
of U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia. Opening speeches were
delivered by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Tina Kaidanow
and US Ambassador to Armenia Maria Yovanovitch.

During the sitting were discussed issues related to the improvement
of the business atmosphere in Armenia, fighting corruption, questions
related to the reforms in the systems of democracy and governance. The
Armenian delegation presented the achievements of the fields and
introduced the future projects.

The Armenian delegation has hold separate meetings in State Department,
Trade Departmen, US Trade Representative’s Office and International
Fund of Currency.

The parties signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of science
and technologies, which will promote the cooperation between the two
countries in the fields of information technologies, intellectual
property and fundamental sciences, informs the information and press
department of the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs.