Wednesday, 9 December 2009
RA government’s anti-corruption strategy introduced by the Prime Minister
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan took part in a conference dated to International Anti-Corruption Day, which was hosted by the USAID Anti-corruption Action Mobilization Program in cooperation with the OSCE Yerevan Office and the Office of Prosecutor General.
In his address to conference participants, the Prime Minister stated in part: “Which way is the government going to handle this evil? Our strategy can be divided into 3 important areas: the first one features the body of State functionaries - our colleagues. Corruption will be difficult, if not impossible to cope with if we fail to be more exacting toward high-ranking public officials. The second major direction covers structural reforms in the public sector. Society is the third focus. Drastic reforms are needed for we can witness that our society is not active in fighting corruption. Our society is tolerant of corruption.”
The forum was briefed on the government’s anti-corruption strategy and action plan, the recently published “The Office of Prosecutor General against Corruption” booklet, as well as the activities of the Interest Promotion and Support Center. Those present were introduced to the findings of the public opinion poll conducted last fall by the Caucasian Center for Research Resources.
