Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Avinyan today met with US Ambassador Lynne Tracy.

USAID Armenia Mission Director Deborah Grieser was also attending the meeting, as reported the news service of the Government of Armenia.

Tigran Avinyan attached importance to the ongoing development of US-Armenia ties and the support that the US has provided to the reforms taking place in Armenia. The Deputy Prime Minister also mentioned that the first session of the Armenia-US Strategic Dialogue this year was a serious step to raise bilateral cooperation to a new level. Ambassador Tracy stated that the US government supports the democratic and economic reforms in Armenia, as well as the country’s anti-corruption agenda and its participation in the efforts for regional security and added that, with 40% increase of US government support, the US is ready to help implement the programs that derive from the priorities set by the Armenian government.

During the meeting, Deborah Grieser presented the USAID’s programs in Armenia. The interlocutors also discussed several issues of mutual interest that concerned public governance reforms, high technologies and the justice sector. Touching upon the processes of digitization, the Deputy Prime Minister stated that the government will be digitizing the prevailing majority of state services in the course of nearly three years.