October 17, 2002 - 23:13 AMT
AMERICAN AID TO ARMENIA COORDINATED WELL AND VERY IMPORTANT FOR STATE'S FUTURE, USAID MISSION HEAD STATED
The US aid rendered to Armenia is coordinated well and is very important for the future of the country. As "Arminfo" agency reports, Kid Simons, the head of the Agency of international development of the USA mission in Yerevan has stated that. According to him, the financing of the agency were much less without participation of the US Armenian Diaspora. Kid Simons stated the two main objectives of the agency: to promote transition of Armenia to multi-party democracy and to promote development of free market economy in the state. Simons noted that to reestablish Armenian economic, it is really important to create new jobs. He also noted that he thinks about the future of Armenia with conservative optimism and hard job is expected to be done in Armenia.