Yerevan and Washington sign agreement on science and technology cooperationNovember 5, 2009 - 17:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S.-Armenia Joint Economic Taskforce (USATF) convened its regular session on November 3 in Washington. Armenian delegation was headed by Economy Minister Nerses Yeritsyan. Among delegation members were RA State Income Committee Chair Gagik Khachatryan, Deputy FM Arman Kirakosyan, RA Ambassador to United States Tatul Margaryan, Deputy Finance Minister Vardan Aramyan, Deputy Justice Minister Emil Babayan and other officials. Discussion focused on promoting good governance and democracy development, addressing regional issues and enhancing the business climate in Armenia, US State Department says in a release. Armenian side introduced its achievements and further plans. Armenian delegation had separate meetings in Department of State, Department of Commerce, World Bank and International Monetary Fund. The U.S. Government and the Government of Armenia concluded an important agreement on science and technology cooperation as part of the Task Force's meetings in Washington, D.C. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine |