Armenian PM criticizes negligent state structuresFebruary 26, 2009 - 22:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The research carried out by the Armenian parliamentary control chamber revealed serious gaps in budget expenditures, RA Prime Minister said. "To make the budget expenditures more resultant, I have requested the control chamber to assist in development of a better expenditure policy. The chamber head was instructed to draw a list of sectors with maximal risk. If they prove inefficient, we can cut them down," Tigran Sargsyan told a government session. The Prime Minister also slammed state structures for failing to produce a written report on conclusions of the control chamber. "The reports should be furnished within a week," PM Sargsyan said. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |