Armenia`s minister of high-tech industry, WB reps discuss expansion  of cooperation

ArmInfo. Minister of High-Tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia Mkhitar Hayrapetyan received representatives of the World Bank headed by Regional Director for the South Caucasus Roland Price. The meeting was attended by First Deputy Minister Gevorg Mantashyan, Deputy Minister Gevorg Meliksetyan, World Bank Country Director for Armenia Carolin Geginat and other representatives.

According to the press service of the ministry, Mkhitar Hayrapetyan  presented the directions and priorities of strategic importance for  the RA government, stressed the special importance of the efforts of  the Armenian government aimed at implementing the "Crossroads of the  World" project, aimed at stimulating regional connectivity.

The minister also presented the legislative reforms and programs  planned and implemented by the department, touched upon various  programs implemented jointly with the World Bank, in particular, the  "Engineering City" initiative, which, according to him, is one of the  best examples of cooperation. He expressed hope that the scope of  cooperation will expand in the near future.

Roland Price, in turn, thanked for the warm welcome, presented key  World Bank programs, in particular, projects implemented in the  region. He also touched upon the possibilities of involving Armenia  in the planned programs.

The discussion also focused on a number of agenda issues, including  cybersecurity, digital identification, cloud policy and the  development of broadband Internet connections.

As a result of the meeting, agreements were reached on further steps  and joint programs to deepen cooperation between the high-tech sector  of Armenia and the World Bank.