PM SARGSYAN PUBLICLY REPRIMANDS AGRICULTURAL MINISTER FOR "SHODDY WORK"

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2010/03/04 | 15:03

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RoA Prime Minister publicly admonished Agricultural Minister
Gerasim Alaverdyan during a government session for a lacklustre and
unacceptable work record. PM Sargsyan declared that his government
would no longer tolerate such behaviour in his cabinet, saying that the
president had the directed government officials to expose shortcomings
and deficiencies in their ranks.

PM Sargsyan stated that the government was aiming to post 5% economic
growth in the agricultural sector and that this demanded more
efficient utilization of scarce government funds. "The RoA Control
Chamber audited cash disbursements for 2008-2009 and revealed serious
flaws and problems that we must fix now. These are issues that the
agricultural minister should have been following personally. Such
flaws must be dealt with this year."