Armenian Public Financial Management Reforms should be implemented within 10 yearsJune 16, 2010 - 17:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan hosted the workshop: "Armenian Public Financial Management Reforms." It focuses on public financial management reform agenda and various reform priorities. Among those is Public Internal Financial Control (PIFC), which is an integral part of the European Neighborhood Policy Action Plan concluded between the Republic of Armenia and the European Commission in 2006. In his opening remarks, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said that the program of reforms should be implemented in Armenia within 10 years. “We summarized the results of the first stage of reforms during the previous meeting. Today we should define the second stage of reforms, as well as our strategy and basic tasks,” the Prime Minister said. For his part, Head of the European Commission Delegation to Armenia Raul de Luzenberger said that reasonable public financial management will reduce corruption and increase the efficiency of funds distribution. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |