 Public figure slams government’s struggle against corruption December 20, 2012 - 12:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Executive Director of Transparency International Anti-corruption Center slammed the measures the ruling authorities take to combat corruption. “Though Armenia’s corruption perception index totals 34 out of 100, other post-Soviet states are even in worse situation,” Varuzhan Hoktanyan said, adding that the results of the public opinion poll conducted by Gallup International Association will be released in May, 2013. Mr. Hoktanyan further noted education and legal sectors, as well as the law-enforcement agencies as the most corrupt.   Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh.   Partner news |  Latest news International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine  Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets.Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty.Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities.Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |
