ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT RATIFIES UN CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION

ArmInfo News Agency, Armenia
Oct 23 2006

Today the Armenian Parliament ratified the UN Convention Against
Corruption.

Armenian Justice Minister David Haroutyunyan says that the convention
was adopted in New York Oct 31 2003. 140 countries have already joined
the document.

The convention provides for effective measures against corruption,
such as criminal prosecution, freezing of bank accounts, declaration of
incomes and property by officials, transparency of state purchases,
prevention of money laundering, embezzlement, bribery and other
financial misdeeds.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress