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    ARKA News Agency
    June 23 2004


    RA Government considers corruption as system evil - Robert Kocharian

    RA President Robert Kocharian meets with CE administration in
    Strasbourg

    International forum on information technologies to take place in
    Yerevan on June 28-30

    Criminal case brought against two Armenian citizens for illegal
    import of 3.3 kilograms of gold

    Events devoted to 10th anniversary of founding Vazgen Sargsian
    Military Institute of RA Defense Ministry to be held in Yerevan on
    June 27

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    RA GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS CORRUPTION AS SYSTEM EVIL - ROBERT KOCHARIAN

    YEREVAN, June 23. /ARKA/. RA Government considers corruption as
    system evil, RA President Robert Kocharian stated at PACE session in
    Strasbourg. He said that Armenia is concentrated on system changes
    that eliminate the motives of corruption. `That is why we entered
    GRECO group, where we can study the experience of other countries in
    this sphere. By means of wide discussion with participation of OSCE,
    WB and IMF, we development National anticorruption strategy and
    several weeks ago, in accordance with my decree, we created Council
    on coordination of fight against corruption', Kocharian said. Among
    number-one measures directed on elimination of corruption in Armenia
    the President mentioned necessity of deepening of reform of legal
    system, improvement of administration in tax and custom bodies,
    creation of effective state service system. For decrease of
    corruption risks Kocharian noted the importance of approval of
    competitive sphere, predictability of Government activities, easing
    of procedure, their transparency and public control.
    `These are our priorities today and their goal is to provide
    irreversibility of economic reforms and democratization of Armenia',
    Kocharian said.
    According to research of international agency Transparency
    International, in 2003 Armenia placed 78th place among 133 states on
    the level of corruption. In this list Armenia is between Turkey (77th
    place) and Iran (79th place). L.D. --0--

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    RA PRESIDENT ROBERT KOCHARIAN MEETS WITH CE ADMINISTRATION IN
    STRASBOURG

    YEREVAN, June 23. /ARKA/. RA President Robert Kocharian met with CE
    administration in Strasbourg, RA President's press office told ARKA.
    The President met with the Chairman of PACE Peter Schider, CE
    Secretary General Walter Schwimmer, European Court on Human Rights
    Luzius Wildhaber and Norway's PM Kjell Magne Bondevik. RA President
    attended the ceremony devoted to opening of the exhibition in
    European Parliament devoted to Fritjof Nansen.
    Note Robert Kcharian is paying official visit in Strasbourg since
    June 22. RA Today the President will hold a speech on PACE
    Parliamentary Session then he will answer the question asked by PACE
    MPs. L.D. -0--

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    INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES TO TAKE PLACE IN
    YEREVAN ON JUNE 28-30

    YEREVAN, June 23. /ARKA/. International forum on information
    technologies will take place in Yerevan on June 28-30. The organizers
    of the forum told ARKA that the forum will include to large
    activities: Open Source and investment conference. According to the
    statement, the participants of the seminar will be the heads of
    public organizations, local and foreign companies and high officials
    of Armenian Government.
    The press release also notes that investment conference held in the
    frames of the forum is a final stage of grant contest on stimulation
    of business, initiated by Enterprises Incubator Fund. The conference
    is to coordinate specialists and entrepreneurs of IT sphere,
    stimulate realization of new ideas and initiatives and involvement of
    foreign financing in Armenian IT sector. L.D. --0--

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    CRIMINAL CASE BROUGHT AGAINST TWO ARMENIAN CITIZENS FOR ILLEGAL
    IMPORT OF 3.3 KILOGRAMS OF GOLD

    YEREVAN, June 23. /ARKA/. Criminal case was brought against two
    Armenian citizens - Anna Kamalian and Vardan Khazmalian - for illegal
    import of 3.3 kilograms of gold and more than $30 thousand from
    Turkey, RA National Security Service told ARKA. It was discovered
    that they hid the gold in delivery blower for production of gold
    products, which they received from representative of Spartak Muradian
    Ltd, the company dealing with cargo transportations.
    Kamalian and Khazmalian stated that they have chosen such type of
    import, being confident that cargo transportations do not go through
    detail inspection at custom bodies. L.D. --0--

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    EVENTS DEVOTED TO 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF FOUNDING VAZGEN SARGSIAN
    MILITARY INSTITUTE OF RA DEFENSE MINISTRY TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN ON
    JUNE 27

    YEREVAN, June 23. /ARKA/. On June 27, Yerevan will hold celebrate the
    10th anniversary of founding the RA Defense Ministry Vazgen Sargsian
    Military Institute by organizing an event on the Republic Square. As
    it is mentioned in the statement, placed on the RA Defense Ministry
    website, in the course of the celebration, the graduates of the 2004
    academic year of the Institute will be awarded initial military ranks
    and diplomas. T.M. -0--
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