Armenian Parliament Ratifies UN Convention Against Corruption

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

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS