ARMENIAN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH U.S. RESIDENT REP

news.am
Feb 5 2010
Armenia

RA President Serzh Sargsyan held a meeting on February 5 with Dafina
Gercheva, the newly appointed U.N. Resident Representative in Armenia
and Regional Coordinator of the U.N. Development Program.

The RA presidential press office told NEWS.am Ms. Gercheva handed the
U.S. Secretary General’s letter on her appointment to the Armenian
President.

Serzh Sargsyan made a high appraisal of the effective cooperation
the Armenian Government formed with U.S. agencies, as well as the
programs that have been implemented for years.

Gercheva expressed her satisfaction with excellent cooperation.

Evidence thereof is the U.N. development assistance program for
2010-2015. She said that the first stage of the program proved
successful last year, and the second stage has been launched. Gercheva
said that one of the U.N.’s major aims is assisting stable
development. She pointed out that the projects to be implemented
under the program are in harmony with Armenia’s priorities: poverty
reduction, social security, availability of education and medical
services, disaster management, etc…

The Armenian leader stated that Armenia shares the U.N. values and,
therefore has common interests with it.