Armenian Constitution Ready To Combat Corruption

ARMENIAN CONSTITUTION READY TO COMBAT CORRUPTION
By Ruzan Poghosian

AZG Armenian Daily
04/07/2006

In the course of the closed sitting, RA Constitutional Court decided
that the commitments fixed in the Anti-Corruption Convention signed
in New York on October 31,2003, keep in line with RA Constitution.

The Anti-Corruption Convention was adopted by means of international
collaboration. It is meant to combat corruption through technical
assistance. 140 countries participate in the Anti-Corruption Convention
adopted by the UN. 52 of these countries have already ratified the
convention. Armen Martirosian, representative of Armenia in the UN,
signed the Convention in New York on May 19, 2005. The convention
came into force on December 14, 2005.

Kim Balayan, member of RA Constitutional Court, held a speech on the
abovementioned issue during the sitting.

After, David Harutyunian, RA justice minister, representative of
RA president at RA Constitutional Court, answered the questions of
the judges.