CRACKDOWN ON CORRUPTION UNDER WAY IN ARMENIA

Arka News Agency, Armenia
Sept 11 2006

YEREVAN, September 11. /ARKA/. Anticorruption strategy is already
outlined in Armenia, members of governmental council on combating
corruption said Friday at their meeting presided by Prime Minister
Andaranik Margaryan.

They also discussed the process of the program implementation and
the issues related to the state institutions reformation.

They placed on record that something is already done in this direction
– some legislative reforms are implemented. Necessary steps were taken
in state administration, banking, tax and customs areas between 2004
and 2006 as part of the governmental crackdown on corruption.

Healthcare and education sectors underwent reformation as well.

It was decided at the session to publish the information about the
program implementation.