The fight against corruption is the most important factor in national security, believes Mr. Suren Krmoyan, the RA Deputy Minister of Justice. Today, during the working meeting “Corruption Risks in the Business Sector of Armenia: Recorded Problems and Upcoming Activities” he told to the participants that the government has adopted a policy, where the discussions reveal the problems and find solutions.
Speaking about the participation of business sector he said, “A Year ago, business did not have any significant participation in the fight against corruption. We declared that it is important that business shall understand its role and place. Businesses can be involved in corrupt activities first of all. And eventually the business organizations and unions are also beneficiaries of the fight against corruption.”
The start of the fight, which was launched by the efforts of the Armenian Lawyers’ Association a year ago has achieved some success. “I do not intend to say that we have very good results, but I also do not want to neglect the results that now exist. First of all, the business became more active and began to speak about the problems. Recently, we also noticed that business associations are trying to raise issues related to corruption, to discuss and resolve them.”
Mr. Krmoyan also said that the government has planned a number of events aimed at simplifying administration and reducing the terms. And the most important problem that must be solved is increasing trust among the society.
The working meeting “Corruption Risks in the Business Sector of Armenia: Recorded Problems and Upcoming Activities” is organized in the scope of “Multi-Faceted Anti-Corruption Promotion” Project.
The Armenian Lawyers’ Association, in cooperation with the RA Ministry of Justice, the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia and the Freedom of Information Center, organized this event. The event is co-funded by the “Arthurs Aghveran Resort” Hotel Complex as well.
