FIRST PART OF GRANT TO BE GIVEN TO ARMENIA IN 2008 WITHIN
FRAMEWORK OF EU NEW NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM INCLUDED IN DRAFT STATE
BUDGET
01-11-2007 19:25:00 | Armenia | Social
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAM. The first part of the
grant of 15 million euros or 6.9 billion drams to be given to
Armenia in 2008 within the frameweork of the EU New Neighborhood
program is included in the draft state budget of the coming
year. Pavel Safarian, the First Deputy Minister of Finance
and Economy of the Republic of Armenia, said this at the
November 1 joint sitting of the National Assembly standing
committees.
According to him, financing of 3.2 billion drams out of
this sum is envisaged for vocational educational institutions as
the development and modernization of those institutions is the
only event requiring financing among the list of events
envisaged by the EU program. The rest sum of 3.7 billion drams
is included as assistance to RA state budget.
Avet Adonts, the Chairman of the NA Standing Committee for
European Integration, in response to journalists' questions,
expressed an idea that the state budget today does not fully
reflect the financing resources directed to implementation of
Eurointegration issues. According to him, besides the above
mentioned EU program, there are also other programs. In
particular, a translation center is envisaged to be created in
the Ministry of Justice, the key goal of which is to assist to
bringing the Armenian Constitution in line with European
standards. It should be mentioned that 30 million drams was
allocated to the ministry by the 2007 state budget for this
purpose and 102 million drams is envisaged 2008 state
budget.