Wednesday, 27 May 2009
The Anti-corruption council of the Republic of Armenia met at the Office of Government, chaired by council chairman, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan.
The draft anti-corruption strategy implementation action plan for the period of 2009-2012 was accepted as a basis. The draft action plan specifies individual actions, targets and assessment criteria.
The meeting has discussed the set of methods to be used in the new institutional system designed for corruption level monitoring purposes, as well as the new format of the commission.
To ensure effectiveness and consistency in pursuit of the anti-corruption policy, the Government will continue mobilizing public support through stronger civil society commitment and awareness raising campaigns. The anti-corruption policy will be updated on regular basis to harmonize it with cross-sector State policy priorities.
The Prime Minister instructed the council members to further discuss, finalize the action plan and submit corresponding proposals within a 15-day period in cooperation with concerned government agencies, the National Assembly, civil society organizations and donor entity representatives.
