YEREVAN, OCTOBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. The 2009 draft state budget of the RA envisages payments of 1.4 billion drams for Armenia's membership of international organizations. For this purpose 891 mln drams will be allocated to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 80.5 mln drams to the RA National Assembly, 20.6 mln drams - the Council of the Public TV Company, and 18.5 mln drams - to the State Social Security Service of the Ministry of Labor and Social Issues. Besides, an additional amount of 413 mln drams is envisaged for fulfilment of the obligations to international financial organizations. Out of the sum allocated to the MFA, 675 mln drams will be spent on payment of the country's current liabilities, and 215 mln drams - on payment of the debts accumulated in the previous years. The deputy minister of finance Pavel Safarian said that this amount is sufficient to pay off the debts to international organizations according to the schedule.

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