Vahram Avanesyan: “SME support program effective and to be continued”
Minister of Economy Vahram Avanesyan commented on the Audit Chamber’s 2012 report during today’s GPC-hosted press conference. First of all, concerning the controversial installation of two bio-toilets in Armenia at the cost of AMD100mn, the Minister said that they were in place and in good working order. As regards tourism services, V. Avanesyan noted that the Ministry had refrained from practicing mass inspections as they are supposed to me implemented on... more »
Armen Ashotyan: “We accepted most of Audit Chamber’s findings”
Commenting on the Audit Chamber’s findings at a GPC-hosted news conference, Education and Science Minister Armen Ashotyan stressed that his Ministry was among the most inspected agencies in 2012. The Chamber has checked 4 large-scale projects: high schools and general schools’ Internet accessibility, the World Bank-supported Education Quality and Harmonization credit facility and the EU budget support program. “We accepted most of the Audit Chamber’s findings,... more »
Artem Asatryan: “The Audit Chamber states large amount of work done in individual sectors”
“The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has accepted some of the observations made by the Audit Chamber,” Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Artem Asatryan told the news conference, which was held today at the Government Press Center (GPC). The Chamber targeted two areas: the payment of pensions and benefits, as well as effectiveness of the elderly and child day-care programs. According to the Minister, concerning the current state of affairs, the Audit Chamber... more »
Finance Minister Comments On Audit Chamber’s Public Procurement-Related Findings
During a GPC-hosted press conference, Minister of Finance David Sargsyan commented on the Audit Chamber’s findings concerning public procurements. Noting that there are a number of problems in the area of public procurements that are being addressed by the Ministry of Finance, David Sargsyan said, “There is an action plan, based on which we will streamline the regulatory environment in order to ensure transparency in public procurements in terms of equal conditions... more »
Minister Of Emergency Situations Comments On Audit Chamber’s Report
5 paragraphs in the Audit Chamber’s report refer to the Ministry of Emergency Situations. This is what Minister of Emergency Situations Armen Yeritsyan told today’s GPC-hosted news conference, adding that some of the problems have already been discussed and cleared up with the Audit Chamber’s experts. The speaker advised that part of the outstanding inspection-induced penalties have been settled, with some controversial decisions sent to the court for further... more »
