ArmInfo. Deputy Chairman of the State Revenue Committee of Armenia Samvel Avetikyan and Deputy Chairman Armen Sakapetyan met with representatives of the Tax Service of the People's Republic of China and Nuktek Company in Beijing on November 6-10. With the assistance of the Chinese company, the Committee plans to implement a program for the modernization of equipment and technologies for customs control.
As the press service of the SRC reports, the delegation of the tax and customs service got acquainted with the possibilities of the information center of the Chinese customs, approaches to solving problems. The Armenian colleagues were presented with the work of modern equipment for inspection and inspection.
Representatives of SRC of Armenia visited the large customs terminal of Yanshagan to familiarize themselves with the operation of the automated terminal system. Work of X-ray machines and control at the Tianguin customs station was also presented. Recall that on March 19, 2015, the Armenian government approved the signing of a framework agreement with the PRC government, according to which the People's Republic of China expected a soft loan of 155.5 million yuan (about $ 25.3 million) for the modernization of customs control systems. As reported by former First Deputy Minister of Finance Pavel Safaryan, Armenia will acquire the necessary equipment, mainly from China, for the money. and includes the purchase of portable X-ray scanners to detect explosives, weapons, drugs and other items with a high risk of smuggling, "he said. According to the draft agreement, the loan will be provided by the Export-Import Bank of China. The redemption currency will be Chinese Yuan. The loan is granted for 20 years at a rate of 2% per annum, with payment for maintenance of 0.25%. The first five years are preferential. Presenting the draft agreement, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Shavarsh Kocharyan noted that since 1999 the PRC annually provides the government of the country with gratuitous monetary assistance. As part of the modernization program for equipment and technologies for customs control, implemented for credit facilities, the regional customs house Zvartnots and the customs point in Meghri were equipped with X-ray equipment.