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  • The Sustained Development Program Coordination Council Held Its Firs

    THE SUSTAINED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM COORDINATION COUNCIL HELD ITS FIRST SESSION AT THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT, PRESIDED AT BY COUNCIL CHAIR, RA PRIME MINISTER TIGRAN SARGSYAN

    http://www.gov.am/en/news/item/4846/
    Fri day, 21 August 2009

    In accordance with the Prime Minister's decision, the meeting
    approved the statutes and the composition of the Council featuring 10
    representatives from the executive and the legislature, as well as 11
    representatives from civil society, with the latter being represented
    in all program management units, subject to the principle of prevailing
    participation. Any proceeding of the Council will be attended by
    representatives from core international donors involved in Armenia.

    The first question of the agenda concerned the short-term program
    for the period 2010-2011. The meeting proposed that the Government's
    anti-crisis action plan and the priority areas under the program of
    sustained development and the European Neighborhood Policy Action Plan
    should be taken as a basis for the design of a short-term program for
    2010-2011. It is supposed to provide a framework for social-economic
    planning of line programs and the development of State budget laws. As
    an addendum to the sustained development program, it will summarize the
    anti-crisis policies to lay the groundwork for medium-term expenditures
    and the State budget.

    The Short-Term Program is seen as a chiefly strategic paper. The
    Program will be developed and implemented under the Sustained
    development program management system which implies broad participation
    and strict reporting. Civil society and donor organizations are
    expected to back this process as much as possible.

    The session also discussed and endorsed the terms of reference and
    the composition of the working group on coordination of recurrent
    activities under the program. The working group will have the main
    task of ensuring effective coordination and monitoring of program
    activities. The working group will comprise 9 representatives from
    the executive and some 10 representatives from civil society and will
    be chaired by the deputy minister of economy.

    The meeting also discussed the possibility of including representatives
    from the civil interaction network of interdepartmental bodies.

    The Council took note of the proposed scheme for enhancing efficiency
    and adhering to a unified policy while monitoring and assessing the
    Program of Sustained Development and the European Neighborhood Policy
    Action Plan. In conclusion, the session heard the Sustained Human
    Development Association NGO's report on the causes and the ways out
    of the global financial and economic crisis, which has already been
    presented to the General Assembly of the United Nations.
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