ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT AND WB SIGNED AN AGREEMENT ON GRANT ALLOCATION FOR ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRAM ELABORATIONMay 8, 2001 - 21:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - YEREVAN, May 8. /Mediamax/. The Government of Armenia and the World Bank (WB) signed today in Yerevan an agreement on WB grant allocation in the amount of 299.800 USD for the elaboration and realization of Anti-corruption program in Armenia.As Mediamax was told today in the press service of the cabinet of ministers, Premier Margarian noted that signing this agreement the Government of Armenia realizes the necessity of carrying out operative steps for the complex solution of corruption problems. U.S. Ambassador in Armenia Michael Lemmon, head of OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Roy Reeve, WB representative in Armenia Oweis Saadat and permanent representative of UN Development Program, Katitza Cekalovic were present at the ceremony of signing of the agreement. The meeting of the commission for coordination of works on preparation of Anti-corruption programs was held today under the chairmanship of Prime Minister of Armenia. The supplemented variant of the "Concept of anti-corruption strategy" was considered at the meeting. --0-- 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |