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    ARMENIAN OMBUDSMAN ON STARVATION DIET

    news.am
    Nov 5 2009
    Armenia

    Under the 2010 draft budget the RA Ombudsman's Office is to receive
    125m AMD against 135m AMD this year, RA Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan
    stated in Parliament. He reported that liaison and business trip
    expenses will mostly be reduced. "We are for reducing expenses on
    business trips abroad, as hosts or donors normally sponsor important
    meetings. Business trips inside Armenia are more important for us. In
    this context we consider our negotiations with the Government a
    success," he said.

    Harutyunyan pointed out that the office has a 47-member staff, with
    only 28 of them being experts. Over the past two years, 50% of the
    experts have quitted because of low salaries - the average monthly
    salary is 119,000 AMD (about U.S. $300).

    Whether the Ombudsman will ask the Government to raise the salaries,
    Harutyunyan said: "It should be done when possible. It is unrealistic
    to speak of a wage increase amid the budget reduction."

    This year office representatives have paid two or three visits to
    Armenia's regions, whereas only one visit to each region will be paid
    next year. "All the group members visit the regions, after which task
    groups stay there for two days," Harutyunyan said.

    As to whether the office will become less efficient, the RA Ombudsman
    said: "We will be able to perform our fundamental tasks. It will not
    be easy, but the basic expenses have remained unchanged."

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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