Armenian President, IMF officials discuss current state of Armenian economy
President Serzh Sargsyan met Head of the IMF Mission to Armenia Mark Horton and IMF Resident Representative in Armenia Guillermo Tolosa on Monday.
The President welcomed the guests and expressed gratitude to the IMF for the assistance provided to Armenia and efficient cooperation.
The IMF representatives reported to the President of Armenia on the results of the final stage of the Extended Financing/Extended Credit program. The program commenced in June 2010 and is to be concluded in September 2013. Mark Horton spoke with satisfaction about the results of the ongoing program and underscored that successful conclusion of the program will become a solid base for the negotiations with the IMF on a new program. The Head of the Mission noted that cooperation between the Government of Armenia, the Central Bank and the IMF has been successful.
The parties discussed the current state of the Armenian economy, main directions of the economic policy, development programs as well as issues related to the negotiations with the IMF on a new program, presidential press service reported.