Serge Sargsyan participated in meeting of Armenian-American working group

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan and Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, Reuben Jeffery took part in the meeting of the Armenian-American working group.



In his opening remarks, Mr Jeffery praised stability of the Armenian economy and poverty reduction in rural areas. "The activities of the working group embrace new fields," he said.



For his part, PM Sargsyan said, "The Armenian authorities attend to development of rural areas and implementation of poverty reduction programs but do not hope for foreign assistance. We take measures to resolve problems available in our villages."



Upon completion of the meeting, Vardan Khachatryan, the Armenian Minister of Finance and Economy and Thomas C. Adams, Coordinator of U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia, signed an agreement on cooperation for civil aviation security, the RA government's press office reported.