ARMENIAN CUSTOMS OFFICIALS GOT ACQUAINTED WITH THE CORE PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF MANAGEMENT OF CORRUPTION RISKS AT THE TRAINING CLASSES IN TSAKHKADZOR

ARMENPRESS
Oct 19, 2009

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 19, ARMENPRESS: Armenian customs officials got
acquainted with the core principles and methods of management of
corruption risks at the training classes held October 16-17 in
Tsakhkadzor.

An official from the Customs Service told Armenpress that recently
certain positive steps have been undertaken for the implementation of
effective anti-corruption events, and taking it into consideration EU
consulting group expressed readiness to support the Armenian State
Revenue Committee to continue the launched reforms and organize
two-day workshop giving them an opportunity to get acquainted with
the best international experience of revealing frauds in the system
and managing corruption risks.

"The State Revenue Committee highlights today the implementation
of anti-corruption events and we are planning to organize such like
workshops in near future too. The peculiarity of this workshop is that
the experts of the EU consulting group not only train specialists but
prepare them as lecturers so that they share with their experience
and knowledge with their employees," deputy chairman of the State
Revenue Committee Artak Shaboyan said.

EU consulting group representatives noted that with the organization
of these classes they are aimed at promoting the already launched
reforms. They at the same time assured that during the last few months
the customs service has notably progressed.

A. Shaboyan said from last year’s August till now as a result of
service examination 46 employees have been subjected to responsibility
for power abuse. Nine of them have been dismissed, 10 got strict
warning and 25 warning.

Head of the Delegation of the European Commission to Armenia Raul de
Luzenberger said the goal of the workshop is to exchange experience
in management of a number of risks in the customs sphere.