June 16, 2012 - 19:00 AMT
Paper says Armenian PM instructed to ensure 7% economic growth

During reappointing Tigran Sargsyan as Prime Minister, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan instructed him to ensure 7% economic growth this year, 168 Zham daily reports.

In conversation with the paper’s reporter, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) spokesman Eduard Sharmazanov refused to comment on the information, noting that answers to the questions will be given during discussion of the government program in the parliament, the paper says.