YEREVAN. – Armenia’s Labor and Social Affairs Minister Artem Asatryan received US Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Europe and Eurasia Assistant Administrator Paige Alexander, and USAID/Armenia Mission Director Karen Hilliard. 

“I highly appreciate our partnership with USAID, which enables to discuss and resolve the problems that rise during the key reforms of the domain,” Asatryan noted, Labor and Social Affairs Ministry press service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. 

Upon the request of the guests, the minister presented the activities that are carried out toward raising the effectiveness of the cooperation and in other directions.  

In her turn, Alexander stated that she had visited Armenia back in 1999 and is impressed by the country’s success, specifically in the domain of social protection, and assured that she stands ready to contribute to the reform programs that are being implemented in this sector.