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FREEDOM HOUSE: CORRUPTION OBSTACLE TO ARMENIA'S POLITICAL, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
May 3 2006
Yerevan, May 3. /ARKA/. Corruption is an obstacle to Armenia's
political and economic development, days a report "Nations in Transit
2006. Armenia" published by the international human rights organization
"Freedom House".
"The close links between the political and economic elite and the
lack of effective law enforcement procedures have fostered official
corruption," says the report.
Although some steps to battle corruption are made in Armenia, they
are not effective enough.
According to "Freedom House", corruption index is 5.75 in Armenia on
the 7-mark scale, 6.25 in Azerbaijan and 5.50 in Georgia.
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
May 3 2006
Yerevan, May 3. /ARKA/. Corruption is an obstacle to Armenia's
political and economic development, days a report "Nations in Transit
2006. Armenia" published by the international human rights organization
"Freedom House".
"The close links between the political and economic elite and the
lack of effective law enforcement procedures have fostered official
corruption," says the report.
Although some steps to battle corruption are made in Armenia, they
are not effective enough.
According to "Freedom House", corruption index is 5.75 in Armenia on
the 7-mark scale, 6.25 in Azerbaijan and 5.50 in Georgia.