CORRUPTION CONTROL IN ARMENIA NEEDS LEGISLATIVE CONTROL
ARKA
Dec 1, 2008
YEREVAN, December 1. /ARKA/. The battle against corruption in Armenia
needs legislative control, Secretary of the RA National Security
Council Artur Baghdasaryan said.
"Numerous Armenian laws pose corruption risks," Baghdasaryan said
at a conference on the prevention, detection and investigation of
corruption crimes.
He said that laws without any corruption risks are impossible in the
country, but they must be reduced to a minimum.
In this context Baghdasaryan stressed that the RA Government,
Ministry of Justice and other government agencies must show more
serious approach to this matter, which will enable them to reduce
the risks to a minimum by means of serious reforms.
"Besides, we need institutional reforms because inefficient
agencies supposed to battle corruption are unable to make progress,"
Baghdasaryan said.
He also drew the participant's attention to putting into action the
statutory acts, pointing out that much work has yet to be done in
the country.
"This issue in is the highlight of the National Security Council
and Armenian President, so corruption control issues will be among
the items on the agenda of the Council's meeting next January,"
Baghdasaryan.said.
ARKA
Dec 1, 2008
YEREVAN, December 1. /ARKA/. The battle against corruption in Armenia
needs legislative control, Secretary of the RA National Security
Council Artur Baghdasaryan said.
"Numerous Armenian laws pose corruption risks," Baghdasaryan said
at a conference on the prevention, detection and investigation of
corruption crimes.
He said that laws without any corruption risks are impossible in the
country, but they must be reduced to a minimum.
In this context Baghdasaryan stressed that the RA Government,
Ministry of Justice and other government agencies must show more
serious approach to this matter, which will enable them to reduce
the risks to a minimum by means of serious reforms.
"Besides, we need institutional reforms because inefficient
agencies supposed to battle corruption are unable to make progress,"
Baghdasaryan said.
He also drew the participant's attention to putting into action the
statutory acts, pointing out that much work has yet to be done in
the country.
"This issue in is the highlight of the National Security Council
and Armenian President, so corruption control issues will be among
the items on the agenda of the Council's meeting next January,"
Baghdasaryan.said.