Deputy Minister of Justice Mr. Karen Karapetyan received the representatives of the SCO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia, led by the coordinator of the Coalition’s Secretariat, the President of the Armenian Lawyers’ Association Mr. Karen Zadoyan and the Chairman of the Coverning Board of the Coalition Mr. Movses Aristakesyan, Head of the “Center for Economic Rights” NGO.

Karen Karapetyan thanked the representatives of the Anti-Corruption Coalition for their effective cooperation and joint work, particularly for their contribution to the development of the Anti-Corruption Strategy of the RA and the Action Plan for 2023-2026 arising from it, as well as the awareness campaign of the whistleblowing system.

The Deputy Minister emphasized the important and key role of the civil society in all the chains of fight against corruption, in the fields of corruption prevention, counteraction, as well as anti-corruption education and awareness. During the working meeting, the institutional strengthening of anti-corruption bodies, the the Anti-Corruption Strategy of the RA and the Action Plan for 2023-2026 arising from were discussed. Questions regarding the improvement of the anti-corruption sphere, including the whistle-blowing system, the criminal liability of legal entities and the confiscation of illicit property, as well as anti-corruption education and public awareness were discussed as well.

The parties also addressed the prevention of corruption in the public and private sectors, the improvement of administration mechanisms in the tax and customs spheres, the improvement of integrity, accountability and transparency in the spheres of public procurement, the protection of the rights businessmen, the declaration system, and other issues of mutual interest. The parties have agreed to combine efforts towards the proper and effective implementation of the actions envisaged by the Anti-Corruption Strategy.