Armenia interested in wider cooperation with Switzerland
09.11.2007,
18:55
Armenia is interested in wider cooperation with Switzerland, Armenian President Robert Kocharyan said on Thursday as met Christine Egerszegi-Obrist, the president of the Swiss National Council for the year 2006/2007, presidential press office reports.
YEREVAN, November 9. /ARKA/. Armenia is interested in wider cooperation with Switzerland, Armenian President Robert Kocharyan said on Thursday as met Christine Egerszegi-Obrist, the president of the Swiss National Council for the year 2006/2007, presidential press office reports.
After greeting the Swiss delegation, the Armenian president expressed appreciation of Swiss programs of technical assistance for Armenia.
Pointing out that Switzerland reached success by investing a great deal in human resources. He said that Armenia is now doing the same.
Kocharyan also thanked Swiss National Council for passing Armenian Genocide resolution in 2003.
Christine Egerszegi-Obrist said that she had noticed progress in Armenia’s development for her short-term presence here. She said that thanks to Armenian communities overseas, Armenia and Armenians are well-known everywhere.
Sweetzerlans started providing humanitarian aid to Armenia in 1988, and since 1996 the country has put a special emphasis on long-term development programs.
In 2004, an agreement on technical, financial and humanitarian assistance was signed.
Under this program, $2.5 million is provided to Armenia as technical support and another 2.9 million in grants as technical assistance.
Technical assistance is focused on natural resources management improvement and state agencies administration transparency enhancement.
Humanitarian aid targets displaced people and refugees as well as socially insecure citizens. Christine Egerszegi-Obrist came to Armenia on Thursday for a four-day visit.
She is set to meet with Armenian President Robert Kochatyan, Armenian National Assembly Speaker Tigran Torosyan, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian and Armenian Apostolic Church leader Catholicos Garegin II.-0--
After greeting the Swiss delegation, the Armenian president expressed appreciation of Swiss programs of technical assistance for Armenia.
Pointing out that Switzerland reached success by investing a great deal in human resources. He said that Armenia is now doing the same.
Kocharyan also thanked Swiss National Council for passing Armenian Genocide resolution in 2003.
Christine Egerszegi-Obrist said that she had noticed progress in Armenia’s development for her short-term presence here. She said that thanks to Armenian communities overseas, Armenia and Armenians are well-known everywhere.
Sweetzerlans started providing humanitarian aid to Armenia in 1988, and since 1996 the country has put a special emphasis on long-term development programs.
In 2004, an agreement on technical, financial and humanitarian assistance was signed.
Under this program, $2.5 million is provided to Armenia as technical support and another 2.9 million in grants as technical assistance.
Technical assistance is focused on natural resources management improvement and state agencies administration transparency enhancement.
Humanitarian aid targets displaced people and refugees as well as socially insecure citizens. Christine Egerszegi-Obrist came to Armenia on Thursday for a four-day visit.
She is set to meet with Armenian President Robert Kochatyan, Armenian National Assembly Speaker Tigran Torosyan, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian and Armenian Apostolic Church leader Catholicos Garegin II.-0--
