MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION APPROVES 2007 ARMENIA ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Noyan Tapan News Agency. Armenia
Nov 9 2006
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. The Board of Directors of the
Millennium Challenge Corporation approved Armenia as a country
eligible for assistance in 2007, taking the annual performance
into account. Thomas Adams, Co-chair of the US-Armenia Task Force,
Co-ordinator of the Office of the US Assistance to Europe and Eurasia
of the US State Department, stated this during the November 9 meeting
with the RA Prime Minister Andranik Margarian. At the same time he
noted that there are some reservations regarding the declined indices.
A. Margarian assessed as efficient the work of the US-Armenia Task
Force (USATF), noting that various issues related to promotion of
the economic cooperation between the two countries, increasing the
efficiency of the assistance programs implemented by the US government
are discussed at regularly convened sittings of the USATF.
A. Margarian thanked the representative of the Millennium Challenge
Corporation and Thomas Adams, expressing a hope that the existing
problems will be solved thanks to bilateral efforts.
T. Adams said that all the problems to de discussed at the regular
sitting of the USATF have already been considered in detail with
the co-chairs and the ministers interested during this visit. He
presented briefly the results of the meetings with the RA president,
the RA prosecutor general and the minister of energy.
T. Adams also addressed issues related to the strengthening
of democracy and the holding of the upcoming elections in line
with international standards, the US assistance and the Armenian
government’s efforts in this direction, and the fight against
corruption.