CORRUPTION REDUCED?
Support A1+!The process of accomplishment of anti-corruption strategy reforms and commitments and the future steps were discussed during the recurrent sitting of the Monitoring Commission on Implementation of the Anti-Corruption Strategy on June 23.
President of the Commission, Assistant to RoA President Gevorg Mherian informed about the process of discussion of the report on Armenia during the sitting of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) held in Strasbourg on June 6-13. It was noted that the Armenian delegation did a great volume of work and achieved considerable results.
Head of Armenia’s delegation to GRECO, Deputy Chief of the State Tax Service of Armenia Arthur Osikian presented the results of discussion of the First and Second Round Compliance Report on Armenia. He noted that our delegation managed to implement considerable corrections in the preliminary report presented by GRECO specialists. In the final report it was noted that Armenia met 12 (50%) of the 24 commitments assumed, 9 (38%) of the commitments were partially implemented. Armenia failed to meet 3 (12%) of the commitments. The head of Commission informed that this is the first case in the history of GRECO that a state manages to ensure 50% compliance as a result of first and second rounds. The results of Serbia and Turkey considerably yielded to the indices of Armenia. Gevorg Mherian informed that the President was informed about the 3 commitments that Armenia failed to meet. President Serzh Sarkissian gave instructions to corresponding agencies to consistent works are underway in this direction.
