Today Armenian President Robert Kocharian met with World Bank Vice-President Shigeo Katsu and WB Yerevan Office head Roger Robinson, reported the Press Service of the Armenian leader. Having emphasized the successful implementation of programs in Armenia by the WB, Shigeo Katsu qualified the cooperation with Armenia as efficient. He also noted certain progress in economic development of Armenia. Having expressed confidence that the cooperation will further be efficient, R. Kocharian said, «We hold reforms being sure that we are those who needs them first of all and our goal is to pass the transition period as soon as possible.» In the course of the meeting the parties discussed questions referring to perfection of the tax and customs administration, enhancement of efficiency of the activities of industrial infrastructures. In R. Kocharian's words these were announced a priority task and the Armenian party will be consistent in working over it. «Administration, transparency, publicity are the main aspects we have to actively work over,» the Armenian President remarked. The interlocutors also concerned problems of education system and health protection, as well as reforms of local self-government bodies. Having mentioned the rate of education and health reform is slow, R. Kocharian added a timetable of reforming the system of higher education institutions and the scientific sphere is already worked out. In the President's words, decentralization is the main policy line in the self-government reform. Having noted that notable work has been done within the past two years, R. Kocharian stated, «Our goal is to commission as much power as possible to local self-government bodies, specifically in everyday matters.» Within the context of the territorial policy the Armenian leader remarked the importance of development of border settlements and poverty reduction.