May 7, 2009 - 14:56 AMT
Tigran Davtyan: public purchases system should be line with international standards
The Armenian public purchases system should be line with international standards, RA Minister of Finance said.

"The Ministry is collaborating with the World Bank and European Union within SIGMA program, which was thoroughly studied and discussed before ratification," Tigran Davtyan told PanARMENIAN.Net.

Dwelling on the principal trends of governmental strategy, the Minister said institutional reforms are envisaged. Besides, training of personnel and e-management of public purchases system are planned.

According to Gagik Minasyan, chairman of the RA parliamentary committee on financial, budgetary and economic affairs, the public purchases system functions well enough.