Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia Avag Avanesyan today received the delegation led by Deputy Minister of Economy of Kyrgyzstan Avtandil Alibayev, including Vice-Chairman of the National Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan, as well as representatives of the president’s office, government and the United Nations Office in Kyrgyzstan.

The Kyrgyz delegation is in Yerevan to participate in the December 2-5 workshop organized by the United Nations Office in Armenia, devoted to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the process of submitting the Voluntary National Review in Armenia and envisaged for representatives of the relevant government agencies of Armenia and Kyrgyzstan.

Avtandil Alibayev expressed gratitude for the meeting and stated that the delegation wishes to become familiar with Armenia’s experience in the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the preparation of the Voluntary National Review and share its experience.

Avag Avanesyan introduced the guests to the activities being carried out in Armenia, the structure for coordination of the process and the actions of the Ministry of Economy, after which he answered the guests’ questions that particularly concerned the selection of priorities, monitoring, the activities of the task forces, as well as the partnership with the business community and various layers of society.