From the Moment of its Creation until now, the Coalition has initiated and participated in the Implementation of a Number of Anti-Corruption Reforms in RA, mostly without any Funding: Movses Aristakesyan

A High-Level Public-Private Dialogue Conference on the Judicial Performance and Statistics Systems Evaluation is organized and underway today on 14 June. The Conference is organized within the framework of the “Multi-Faceted OGP Action: Open Justice & Anti-Corruption Commitments” project. The Conference is organized with participation of the RA Ministry of Justice, Supreme Judicial Council of the RA, “Armenian Lawyers’ Association” NGO and the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia.

Chairman of the RA Supreme Judicial Council Mr. Karen Andreasyan, H.E. Mr. Vassilis Maragos, the Head of the European Union Delegation to Armenia, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Karen Karapetyan, OGP Coordinator/Point of Contact of the Office of the Prime Minister of the RA Ms. Lilya Afrikyan, Chairman of the Governing Board of the CSOs Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia Mr. Movses Aristakesyan, as well as other professionals in the field and judges are participating.

In his opening speech, Mr. Movses Aristakesyan, Chairman of the Governing Board of the CSOs Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia, welcomed the organization of the conference, he considered it a new impetus for the constructive “trilogue” of Government-Civil Society-Development Partners.

“It conforms to the obligations undertaken by Armenia under the The Armenia–EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement and the Kuala Lumpur Statement on Anti-Corruption Strategies of 21-22 October 2013.

On 28 November, 2014, 60 civil society organizations from the regions of Armenia and the city of Yerevan adopted the declaration on the establishment of the CSOs Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia, by which the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia (hereinafter – CSOs) was founded.

From the moment of its creation until now, mostly without any funding, with the professional efforts and personal funds of its organizations, it has initiated and participated in the implementation of a number of anti-corruption reforms in the RA, including the criminalization of illicit enrichment, the whistle-blowing system and the anti-corruption institutional system, including the creation of the legislative framework for the Corruption Prevention Commission, introduction of the institute of beneficial owners in the process of public procurement, the implementation of a number of anti-corruption reforms in business and other sectors. The Coalition was actively involved in the development and public discussion of Armenia’s 3rd, 4th and 5th anti-corruption strategies and action plans for their implementation,” Movses Aristakesyan said.

According to him, the Coalition, on its own initiative, carried out the alternative public monitoring of the implementation of these strategies, which was the basis for the preparation of relevant reports by the government.

“The CSOs Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia,, with the active leadership and participation of its secretariat, the Armenian Lawyers’ Association, has been conducting anti-corruption education courses for young people at the Anti-Corruption School of Young Leaders for 10 years now,” he said.

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