Rustam Badasyan, Kristina Kvien agreed to expand cooperation

ArmInfo. Chairman of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of the Republic of Armenia Rustam Badasyan received newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary  of the United States to Armenia Kristina Kvien.

According to the State Revenue Committee of Armenia, Badasyan  expressed hope that the effective cooperation of the parties will  expand and be continuous.

During the meeting, Rustam Badasyan presented to the Ambassador the  main guidelines proclaimed by the RA government in the tax and  customs sectors, the main mission and priorities of the State Revenue  Committee of the Republic of Armenia, as well as administration tools  in the tax and customs secyors. He also spoke about close cooperation  with American partners and the broad agenda of existing programs  within the framework of this cooperation.

During the meeting, the possibility of holding a joint opening of the  SRC Dog Training Center, reconstructed with the support of the  American side, was also discussed.  

Ambassador Kristina Kvien highly appreciated the cooperation of the  parties in the field of customs and tax administration and confirmed  the readiness of the American side to continue further work. The  Ambassador, among other priorities, emphasized the commitment of the  American side to the fight against drug trafficking and cooperation  with the Armenian side.  

According to the source, the parties highly appreciated the effective  working relations between the U.S.  Embassy and the State Revenue  Committee, as well as the joint efforts aimed at strengthening and  deepening the bilateral Armenian-American relations.  It is noted  that a bilateral agreement was reached on the continuation of  effective steps towards further expansion of cooperation and  implementation of the agreements reached.