YEREVAN, JUNE 11, NOYAN TAPAN. System reforms should be made in the state procurement system, the RA minister of finance Tigran Davtian said at the National Assembly on June 11. He attached importance to the introduction of an electronic system of state procurement, for which funds have been allocated by this year's budget. He expressed a hope that the electronic system will be put into operation in early 2009. In addition to introduction of an electronic procurement system, the minister also considered it important to solve problems related to the legislation, human resources, labor organization and control. In order to bring the state procurement system into line with average European standards, a concept has been developed, and the first steps envisaged by this concept are being taken. T. Davtian informed those present that Armenia is joining the respective agreement on procurement within the framework of the World Trade Organization. According to him, at the recent sitting the government adopted the first package of the new order of activities of the State Procurement Agency. The package envisages some stricter rules and transparency of the agency's work.

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