WCO Secretary General personally got familiarized with customs services' operation
World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya is carrying out a two-day visit to Armenia to get personally familiarized with custom services' operations and current reforms, RA State Income Committee's press service reports.
Secretary General's visit is accounted for Armenia's considerable progress which received WCO's high assessment, Committee says in a release.
Kunio Mikuriya met with RA State Income Committee Chair Gagik Khachatryan. Parties discussed possibilities of introducing "Columbus" program in Armenia.
"We intend to make Armenia a customs transformation model in entire region and introduce its experience to other states," WCO Secretary General said.
World Customs Organization is presently the only international structure dealing purely with customs issues. It currently has 174 member states which are offered to join various conventions and other international instruments. Armenia has been a WCO member since 1992.
Secretary General's visit is accounted for Armenia's considerable progress which received WCO's high assessment, Committee says in a release.
Kunio Mikuriya met with RA State Income Committee Chair Gagik Khachatryan. Parties discussed possibilities of introducing "Columbus" program in Armenia.
"We intend to make Armenia a customs transformation model in entire region and introduce its experience to other states," WCO Secretary General said.
World Customs Organization is presently the only international structure dealing purely with customs issues. It currently has 174 member states which are offered to join various conventions and other international instruments. Armenia has been a WCO member since 1992.
