ACCORDING TO RA PRIME MINISTER, IT IS BRIBERY THAT MAINLY HINDERS ESTABLISHMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN ARMENIA

NOYAN TAPAN

JU NE 26

It is bribery that mainly hinders establishment of democracy in
Armenia. RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian expressed such an opinion
on June 26 at the RA government’s sitting.

According to him, there is no confidence to business environment, as we
"have thousands of briber-takers, and there is no guarantee that after
they are dismissed the new ones will not do the same." According to
the Prime Minister, structural reforms are needed for that problem’s
solution.

T. Sargsian said that the main dicontent of people regards the bad
quality of rendered services. In particular, in tax and customs
spheres, where citizens most of all deal with various officials. The
Prime Minister said that a higher council of introduction of a new
culture of incomes’ administration has been created. It will exercise
control and will inform society about sanctions.

The Prime Minister touched upon provision of passports and visas saying
that there is a serious problem, bribery in that sphere. Besides, there
is a similar problem connected with land allocations in cemeteries. In
particular, T. Sargsian said that for land allocation in connection
with grand master Karen Asrian’s death a bribe of 2 thousand USD has
been taken from his relatives lately.