May 21, 2010 - 19:40 AMT
Armenia’s antimonopoly body, OSCE to boost cooperation

Artak Shaboyan, the Chairman of the RA State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition (SCPEC), received Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan Sergey Kapinos and Coordinator of the OSCE national programs on economic issues Tigran Sukiasyan.

“The Commission expects OSCE assistance in implementation of programs on strategy for competition’s development, legislation reforms, re-training of specialists, increasing the public’s awareness, etc,” the Chairman of the SCPEC said.

The Head of the OSCE Yerevan Office said that, in his opinion, the Commission plays an important role in Armenia’s economy. “We are ready to assist in a range of programs, and I believe that any cooperation can be fruitful, if it is systematized. I offer to sign a memorandum, which will serve as a good basis for cooperation,” said Mr. Kapinos.

The parties agreed to sign the memorandum during a week, the SCPEC press service reported.