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Premier: establishment of new committee on ethics will allow to more efficiently struggle against corruption in Armenia

18.11.2010, 03:32
Establishment of new committee on ethics will allow to more efficiently struggle against corruption in Armenia, said Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan.
YEREVAN, November 17. /ARKA/. Establishment of new committee on ethics will allow to more efficiently struggle against corruption in Armenia, said Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan.

Government of Armenia initiated establishment of new committee on ethics which will control the activity of 500 high officials.

“The new committee should follow that activity of these high officials corresponds the requirements of Armenian legislation. Information on detection of any violation (abuse of power for personal purposes, etc.) will be subject of public discussions”, said Sargsyan during the meeting of students of State Engineering University of Armenia.

These 500 high officials have to submit declarations mentioning their interrelated persons which will be included in the Internet site of the new committee on ethics. Thus, their activity will be under the control of the society.

“Committee members should be officials having the trust of our society”, said Sargsyan.

Implementation of this project should take place before Parliament elections 2012. In its result, people wanting to deal with state and political activity and not business should be included in the newly elected Parliament. --0--