ARMENIA SHOULD MEET 24 CRECO ANTI-CORRUPTION RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN 18 MONTHS

PanARMENIAN.Net
30.03.2006 01:29 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia received 24 recommendations from the Group
of States against Corruption (GRECO), head of the Armenian delegation
to the GRECO Artur Osikyan said at a press conference in Yerevan today.

In his words, the recommendations were elaborated basing on the
report on corruption in Armenia. At that he added that Armenia
should meet the recommendations within 18 months. For his part,
RA President’s Advisor for struggle against corruption Bagrat
Yesayan voiced hope that the ruling coalition will spare no effort
to fulfill the recommendations. He informed that 364 criminal cases
were initiated in Armenia in 2005. The damage from corruption made
3.4 billion drams. 236.4 million was restored. He also noted that 97
Armenian officials were charged with corruption in 2005.