ARMENIA OFFICIALLY STATED JOINING GROUP OF COUNTRIES FOR STRUGGLE AGAINST CORRUPTIONJanuary 19, 2004 - 22:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The other day Armenian foreign minister Vardan Oskanian signed a letter addressed to Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer referring to Armenia's joining the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO). Yerevan expects the issue to be decided as soon as the letter is officially handed to the addressee. As noted by the press service of the Armenian foreign ministry, 34 countries, including the US, make part of the Group formed in 1999. The organization promotes holding legal and institutional reforms necessary to prevent corruption. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |