President Serzh Sargsyan working visit to Kotayk Marz

Today, President Serzh Sargsyan conducted a working visit to Kotayk Marz.

The President of Armenia attended the opening ceremony of Abovyan medical center completely constructed and equipped with modern equipment, toured in the departments of the hospital, familiarized with the conducted works and created conditions.

The President of Armenia was presented that in the framework of “Modernizing Health System” Project funded by the World Bank, regional health system large scale modernization and optimization works are in process. According to it, Abovyan newly opened medical center was combined with the hospital and outpatient department. As a result of the conducted works, which were concluded in December 2013, outpatient building of the center was replenished with all necessary departments and services, health institution was equipped with modern medical equipment.

The RA Minister of Healthcare, Derenik Dumanyan reported that according to the RA President instruction and one of the strategic issues facing health system, the opening of Abovyan medical center is the next step referring to equal development of this area in regions. According to the Minister, health system development of the regions remains one of the priority problems for the Ministry. In addition to the regional seven renovated hospitals, Meghri region new medical center building construction works, Alaverdi, Chambarak, Kapan and Berd hospitals modernization works are in the process. Construction of a new hospital building with 190 beds will soon start in Vanadzor city.

In Kotayk Marz, President Serzh Sargsyan attended the opening ceremony of the RA State Revenue Committee Hrazdan local tax inspection, familiarized with the conducted works in the inspection administrative building, talked to the workers about the activities implemented and service provided by them, inquired about their working conditions.

According to the responsible people, as a result of the implemented works, the inspection located in the regional center, conducts service in full compliance with modern standards formed in recent years through taxpayer service center. The new building is provided with electronic lines connected to the SRC common network which allows using "Taxpayer 3" system information database including the information received from third parties.

It was noted that Hrazdan local tax inspection serves Charentsavan and Hrazdan administrative areas which include 17 communities, including three cities of the region: Hrazdan, Charentsavan and Tsakhkadzor.

The Head of State Revenue Committee, Gagik Khachatryan reported to the President of Armenia that in the framework of Tax and Customs improvements, for providing service in full compliance with international standards and for improving working conditions, local tax inspection 17 new administrative buildings were commissioned in Yerevan and in regions, including Hrazdan and Ashtarak tax inspection administrative new buildings. According to the Head of SRC, tax administrative buildings modernization program will be concluded through commissioning new administrative buildings in Kapan, Ijevan, Armavir and Masis areas in the next one or two years.