  Economy Minister threatens to punish employees of quality assurance system May 11, 2011 - 13:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Economy Tigran Davtyan said the local system of accreditation, metrology and standards should be radically reformed soon. Structural, technical, staff and organizational changes will be introduced in the quality assurance system, Davtyan said on May 11 in the Armenian National Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. “All the services provided also by state structures should be available, while their consumers should be satisfied by their quality,” Davtyan said, adding that otherwise “employees will be brought to both administrative and criminal responsibility as per the law.” The Minister noted that Armenia has obligations before international structures, which should be met as soon as possible.   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 |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
