Corruption Prevention Commission of the Republic of Armenia

The integrity check process is a clear step forward for the state, by which persons subject to the appointment of specific state positions undergo an integrity check.

On November 30, international expert, Dr. Otilia Pacuari, presented the features of the preparation, perception, evaluation and improvement of educational programs aimed at preventing corruption to the Chairwoman of the Commission Haykuhi Harutyunyan and a group of employees.

Within the framework of cooperation between the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ) and the Corruption Prevention Commission, training programs aimed at developing the professional abilities of the employees of the CPC are being implemented.

22 young people with different professions from five regions of the Republic of Armenia participated in the 4th Anti-Corruption School of the Transparency International Anti-Corruption Center, within the framework of which the teaching program is planned to organize meetings with the public administration bodies, including the Commission. The purpose of the meeting is to inform the youth about the mandate and functions of the Corruption Prevention Commission.

During the conversation Alexander Sokolovsky reaffirmed the US Government's long-term commitment to assist the Commission and anti-corruption reforms in Armenia.

Haykuhi Harutyunyan thanked Harib Saeed Al-Amimi for his interest in the activities of the Commission and for his willingness to strengthen cooperation.

The delegation of the Corruption Prevention Commission held a number of meetings in the field of corruption prevention with various structures of the state and public sector of Kyiv.

On September 23, 2021, the Chairwoman of the Corruption Prevention Commission Haykuhi Harutyunyan participated in the discussion organized within the framework of the "Democracy that Delivers" podcast mini-series of the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) anti-corruption center. Matthew Murray, Professor of International and Public Relations at Columbia University, also participated in the discussion entitled "Armenia's window of opportunity". The podcast was hosted by Peter Glover, Program Officer at the Center for International Private Enterprise.

The corruption risk assessment system, the fight against conflicts of interest at the office level, legal-illegal lobbying in the decision-making process, and a number of other topics were presented during the training aimed at the development of professional competencies.

Haykuhi Harutyunyan, the Chairwoman of the Cօmmission, answered the students’ questions about corruption prevention activities in Armenia, about the opportunities for employment in the Commission, and the questions related to further strengthening of the cooperation.

The purpose of the memorandum is the establishment and continuous development of cooperative relations with the Armenian State University of Economics in the development and implementation of educational programs, the organization and conduct of educational and research practices of students, the development of educational subject programs aimed at the prevention of corruption and a number of other areas.

On the agenda were the educational programs implemented in the last years in the direction of corruption prevention and the upcoming tasks.