NEW METHOD FOR ASSESSING WORK OF REGIONAL GOVERNORS TO BE IMPROVED

Noyan Tapan
Feb 24, 2010

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 24, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenian Prime Minister Tigran
Sargsyan on February 24 conducted a consultation, during which the
ministers and regional governors provided explanations regarding the
low assessment of the work done in marzes (regions) in 2009.

Tavush marz had received the highest total score. The prime minister
considered the difference between the indices of various marzes as
noteworthy. He underlined that by subjecting the indices to analysis,
the regional governors should identify their weaknesses and take the
necessary steps to eliminate these shortcomings in 2010.

The Deputy Prime Minister, RA Minister of Territorial Administration
Armen Gevorgian said that although assessment criteria had been
established through joint instructions with the ministries, actual work
is difficult to assess based on some criteria, so this methodology
is in need of improvement. In his words, at the present moment there
are no official differences among governors and ministries.

The RA Government Information and PR Department reports that stressing
the importance of the discussion, T. Sargsyan said: "It is for the
first time that we are assessing work of regional governors by the
methodology approved by the government, and an attempt is being made
to evaluate the work in a complex way". At the same time the prime
minister said that the methodolgy should be improved.