ARMENIAN-AMERICAN WORKING GROUP FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION SITTING IN YEREVAN

The 8-th sitting of the Armenian-American Working Group for Economic Cooperation opened in Yerevan today. As reported by press service of the Armenian ministry of finance and economy, the US delegation is headed by coordinator of the European and Eurasian foreign assistance office Carlos Pascal, while finance and economy minister Vardan Khachatrian is heading the Armenian delegation. The parties discussed Armenia’s including into the list of countries eligible for US Millenium Challenge Account. The US proposed to clarify the priority directions of the assistance for their further introduction to the mission arriving in Armenia in the near future. The Armenian-American Working Group focused attention at the taxation and customs as well as a number of agricultural and business questions. The issues referring to trade and Armenia’s membership in the WTO, measures for the struggle against trafficking and money laundering are awaiting consideration tomorrow.