Wednesday, 24 October 2012
US Ambassador congratulates Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan for the improvement of the World Bank “Doing Business” index
A telephone conversation took place between the Prime Minister of Armenia, Mr. Tigran Sargsyan, and the Ambassador of the United States of America, Mr. John A. Heffern, by the initiative of the latter.
Ambassador Heffern congratulated the Prime Minister for the improvement of the World Bank “Doing Business” index and mentioned the significant progress (18 points) made by Armenia in this field.
He pointed out the particular importance of developing the business environment to maintain sustainable economic growth in Armenia. He also highly evaluated the Armenian Government’s efforts aimed at reforming the public administration system of the country and its resolution to bring the process of reforms to its completion.
Mr. Prime Minister expressed his gratitude to the American Ambassador and mentioned the importance of the technical assistance that the US Government has provided to Armenia in order to ensure progress in this area.
Mr. Heffern also mentioned the recorded positive developments in the paying of taxes and protecting investments, and emphasized that the measures taken in this regard should be continued.
At the end of the conversation, Mr. Ambassador pointed out the readiness of the US Government to continue providing technical assistance to the Armenian Government for the implementation of its reform agenda and in particular for the further development of the country’s business environment. In response, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan expressed his appreciation and stated the willingness of the Armenian Government to continue the cooperation.
