ARMENIA’S FINANCE MINISTER AND U.S. CHARGE D’AFFAIRES DISCUSS ISSUES OF BILATERAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
July 20 2007
YEREVAN, July 20. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Minister of Finance and Economic
Development Vardan Khachatryan and U.S. Charge d’Affaires Rudolf
Perina discussed the issues of the bilateral economic cooperation,
the press service of the Ministry of Finance and Economy reported.
At the beginning of the meeting Khachatryan congratulated the American
diplomat on the appointment to the post of the Charge d’Affaires. In
his turn, Perina pointed out that his diplomatic mission in Armenia
will last for several months unless the newly appointed U.S. Ambassador
to Armenia takes up his duties.
During the meeting the sides discussed a number of issues connected
with Armenian-American relations. As Co-Chair of the Interstate
Commission on Economic Cooperation Khachatryan touched upon the issues
of the economic dialogue formed between the countries and presented
the main directions of development.
He also presented the common features of the economic field that
has been formed during the recent years and attached importance to
the stability of the macroeconomic indices, maintenance of tempos of
double-digit economic growth.
The sides also exchanged thoughts on the upcoming session of the
Armenian-American task group on economic cooperation to be held in
Washington in October 2007.
From: Baghdasarian