Heads of Armenian, Italian, state revenue agencies discuss cooperation projects  

Head of the State Revenue Committee David Ananyan on Thursday met with the chief of the Italian Agency of Revenue in Rome to discuss plans and perspectives of future cooperation between the two countries' respective government bodies.

The talks with Antonio Majorie focused particularly on joint activities within the frameworks of the Tax Inspectors Without Borders Program, reports the Committee's press service.

A delegation led by Ananyan is in Italy on a three-day working visit.

The UN-sponsored initiative is implemented in collaboration with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to assist in tax reforms in developing economies. It enables the target countries to enhance their tax oversight, tax inspection and transfer price generation mechanisms through involvement of specialists from states with the best international practice.

As part of the program, the sides also discussed the Committee's engagement in its future implementation. Ananyan and Majorie later signed a joint statement expressing a mutual willingness to launch the proposed activities in Armenia.

The delegation later attended negotiations discussing the experimental initial phase of criminal investigation. A subsequent meeting with the OECD program coordinator addressed country-specific details relating to the program.

As part of the current official visit, Ananyan is scheduled to meet also with the Armenian ambassador to Italy.