ARMENIAN PM TO LEAVE FOR BRUSSELS FOR THE DISCUSSION OF THE PROGRAM OF INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF STATE BORDERS IN SOUTH CAUCASUS
/ARKA/
September 15, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, September 15. /ARKA/. Delegation headed by the Prime Minister
of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan will leave for Brussels on September
19 for clarifying the sources of funding and mechanisms of the
program "Integrated management of state borders in South Caucasus",
press-service of the government informs.
During the meeting with UNDP delegation on the head of permanent
coordinator of UN in Armenia, permanent representative of UNDP Dafina
Gercheva, Sargsyan discussed the issue of UNDP participation in the
reconstruction of state border points.
Particularly, Sargsyan emphasized the importance of continuation of
cooperation for the discussion of legal and technical issues on the
level of working groups.
He highly appreciated the process of bilateral cooperation and
provision of its continuity.
In this context the parties discussed issues related to financing of
reconstruction and modernization of border points.
The parties stressed that negotiations with EU and a number of other
structures on financing will give cooperation opportunity in this
direction.
EU allocated Armenia 7.7 million euro for modernization of three
border points (Bagratashen, Bavra, Gogavan) in the frames of the
program "Integrated management of state borders in South Caucasus".
Development of tender portfolios for modernization program is
instructed to Latvian consulting company.
The goal of the program "Integrated management of state borders in
South Caucasus" is introduction of practical mechanisms of integrated
management of borders of Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, as well as
development of intra-departmental, inter-departmental and international
cooperation in the countries of South Caucasus, EU member-states and
international structures.
The program is targeted at the provision of legal transportation of
people and cargo, and protection of borders.
/ARKA/
September 15, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, September 15. /ARKA/. Delegation headed by the Prime Minister
of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan will leave for Brussels on September
19 for clarifying the sources of funding and mechanisms of the
program "Integrated management of state borders in South Caucasus",
press-service of the government informs.
During the meeting with UNDP delegation on the head of permanent
coordinator of UN in Armenia, permanent representative of UNDP Dafina
Gercheva, Sargsyan discussed the issue of UNDP participation in the
reconstruction of state border points.
Particularly, Sargsyan emphasized the importance of continuation of
cooperation for the discussion of legal and technical issues on the
level of working groups.
He highly appreciated the process of bilateral cooperation and
provision of its continuity.
In this context the parties discussed issues related to financing of
reconstruction and modernization of border points.
The parties stressed that negotiations with EU and a number of other
structures on financing will give cooperation opportunity in this
direction.
EU allocated Armenia 7.7 million euro for modernization of three
border points (Bagratashen, Bavra, Gogavan) in the frames of the
program "Integrated management of state borders in South Caucasus".
Development of tender portfolios for modernization program is
instructed to Latvian consulting company.
The goal of the program "Integrated management of state borders in
South Caucasus" is introduction of practical mechanisms of integrated
management of borders of Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, as well as
development of intra-departmental, inter-departmental and international
cooperation in the countries of South Caucasus, EU member-states and
international structures.
The program is targeted at the provision of legal transportation of
people and cargo, and protection of borders.