May 2, 2005 - 13:44 AMT
US EXPERTS APPRECIATED ARMENIA'S PROGRAM WITHIN MILLENNIUM CHALLENGES
"Chances that the American party will approve of Armenia's program within the Millenium Challenges project depend on the efficiency of the joint work of the US and Armenia," stated Director of the Millennium Challenges Account Alex Russin in the course of today's press conference in Yerevan upon the completion of the sitting of the US-Armenian Working Group for Economic Cooperation. He said he was pleased that the Armenian Government had submitted its program, adding "we are ready to discuss it." "Along with the Armenian Government we will solve all technical issues referring to the program presented," Russin noted. In his words, the process of adoption of the program will finish with the signing of a respective document. In his words, 17 countries at the moment have the right to present their programs and with one of them - Madagascar - the document is already signed. Now another 4 countries, among which is Georgia, are at the final stage of consideration. "This means that the US Congress was already informed that a document should be signed with those countries," Russin noted. In his turn head of the US delegation, coordinator of the European and Eurasian Program Tom Adams appreciated the program submitted by the Armenian Government within the Millenium Challenges project.