Armenia to complete elaboration of second anticorruption strategy by next summer
08.11.2007,
00:03
Armenia plans to complete the elaboration of the second anticorruption strategy by next summer, Chairman of the monitoring group, Assistant to the RA President Gevorg Mheryan told reporters.
YEREVAN, November 7. /ARKA/. Armenia plans to complete the elaboration of the second anticorruption strategy by next summer, Chairman of the monitoring group, Assistant to the RA President Gevorg Mheryan told reporters.
According to him, the strategic program of corruption control approved on November 6, 2003, has been completed.
“The first anticorruption program envisaged legislative reforms and I can note that we accomplished the tasks set to the Government this summer,” Mheryan said.
According to him, Armenia’s commitments to a number of international organizations, including the Group of Countries against Corruption (GRECO) and the World Bank, necessitated the elaboration of a new anticorruption program which envisages new mechanisms of control over legislation after reforms.
Mheryan reported that the new strategy is being elaborated – the task group is elaborating a technical plan.
“We have rather vague ideas now, but we plan to have a principal structure by May-June 2008, which is supposed to improve civil society’s control and facilitate the completion of legislative reforms,” Mheryan said. He added that it is a long-term program. As regards the financing of the strategy elaboration, Mheryan pointed out that the RA Government is negotiating with donor organizations though the cost of the program has not yet been determined.
“The donor organizations working in this field expressed their readiness to render both financial and personnel assistance to Armenia. The process is expected to be rather transparent. Specifically, the OSCE office in Yerevan will hold contests to attract specialists and supervise financing,” Mheryan said.
On November 6, 203, the RA Government approved a strategic program of corruption control, which was elaborated on a $300,000 grant allocated by the World Bank.
In 2007, the Transparency International agency, which conducted a survey of corruption throughout the world, ranked Armenia 99th among 180 states. –0--
According to him, the strategic program of corruption control approved on November 6, 2003, has been completed.
“The first anticorruption program envisaged legislative reforms and I can note that we accomplished the tasks set to the Government this summer,” Mheryan said.
According to him, Armenia’s commitments to a number of international organizations, including the Group of Countries against Corruption (GRECO) and the World Bank, necessitated the elaboration of a new anticorruption program which envisages new mechanisms of control over legislation after reforms.
Mheryan reported that the new strategy is being elaborated – the task group is elaborating a technical plan.
“We have rather vague ideas now, but we plan to have a principal structure by May-June 2008, which is supposed to improve civil society’s control and facilitate the completion of legislative reforms,” Mheryan said. He added that it is a long-term program. As regards the financing of the strategy elaboration, Mheryan pointed out that the RA Government is negotiating with donor organizations though the cost of the program has not yet been determined.
“The donor organizations working in this field expressed their readiness to render both financial and personnel assistance to Armenia. The process is expected to be rather transparent. Specifically, the OSCE office in Yerevan will hold contests to attract specialists and supervise financing,” Mheryan said.
On November 6, 203, the RA Government approved a strategic program of corruption control, which was elaborated on a $300,000 grant allocated by the World Bank.
In 2007, the Transparency International agency, which conducted a survey of corruption throughout the world, ranked Armenia 99th among 180 states. –0--
