ILO NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT POSITION TO BE ESTABLISHED IN ARMENIA

Today Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian met with International Labor Organization (ILO) Regional Director of Field Programs in Europe and Central Asia Friedrich Buttler, reported the Press Service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry. In the course of the meeting F. Buttler acquainted the Armenian FM with ILO activities in Armenia that include several directions: promotion of the poverty reduction program and creation of new employment opportunities, enhancement of the legislative framework in that field, as well as Armenia’s integration in global processes. V. Oskanian welcomed the organization decision to establish the position of the ILO National Correspondent in Armenia, via which the regulation of the relations between the Organization and the Armenian Government is expected to be more efficient. V. Oskanian remarked the importance of Armenia’s accession to the ILO. He emphasized that the ILO standards will serve to solve individual social problems in Armenia and they will also have a considerable impact on the economic development and enhancement of the international rating of the country.