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ARMENIAN DIPLOMATS RANK 59TH IN LIST OF FINES FOR WRONG PARKING AT
UN HEADQUARTER
Yerevan, July 10. ArmInfo. Armenian diplomats with 10.1 fines proved
the 59th in the lists of fines for wrong parking at UN headquarters in
New York, says a survey by the economists of Columbia University and
Berkeley University. Washington Profile reports that data for 1997-2002
were subjected to analysis. Diplomats evaded 150,000 fines for a total
of $18 million for the period under review. Kuwait representatives
proves the most undisciplined (246.2 evaded fines per diplomat a
year in average). Then goes Egypt and Chad. As regards the diplomats
from post-Soviet states, representatives of Kazakhstan are in the
lead (the 33rd place in the list, 21.1 unpaid fines per diplomat
a year). Ukraine goes the 51st (12.9), Estonia - the 57th (10.5),
Georgia - the 64th (9.7), Uzbekistan the 68th (8.8), Turkmenistan
the 81sr (5.8), Kyrghyzstan - the 85th (5.2), Tajikistan the 89th
(4.3), Belarus the 102nd (2.7), Russia and Lithuania share the 108th
position (2), Moldova is on the 118th position (0.7). The source
reports Azerbaijan and Latvia among the most conscientious diplomats,
they had no single fine to pay. They are among leaders alongside with
Great Britain, Netherlands, Oman, Israel, Greece and Equador.
In addition, the university experts draw a parallel between the
unwillingness of diplomats to pay fines, the complicate relations
of countries with the USA, as well as with wide-spread corruption in
the countries having diplomatic relations with the USA.
To note, the RA Foreign Ministry told ArmInfo, three Armenian diplomats
work at the UN headquarters, with relevant number of official cars.
UN HEADQUARTER
Yerevan, July 10. ArmInfo. Armenian diplomats with 10.1 fines proved
the 59th in the lists of fines for wrong parking at UN headquarters in
New York, says a survey by the economists of Columbia University and
Berkeley University. Washington Profile reports that data for 1997-2002
were subjected to analysis. Diplomats evaded 150,000 fines for a total
of $18 million for the period under review. Kuwait representatives
proves the most undisciplined (246.2 evaded fines per diplomat a
year in average). Then goes Egypt and Chad. As regards the diplomats
from post-Soviet states, representatives of Kazakhstan are in the
lead (the 33rd place in the list, 21.1 unpaid fines per diplomat
a year). Ukraine goes the 51st (12.9), Estonia - the 57th (10.5),
Georgia - the 64th (9.7), Uzbekistan the 68th (8.8), Turkmenistan
the 81sr (5.8), Kyrghyzstan - the 85th (5.2), Tajikistan the 89th
(4.3), Belarus the 102nd (2.7), Russia and Lithuania share the 108th
position (2), Moldova is on the 118th position (0.7). The source
reports Azerbaijan and Latvia among the most conscientious diplomats,
they had no single fine to pay. They are among leaders alongside with
Great Britain, Netherlands, Oman, Israel, Greece and Equador.
In addition, the university experts draw a parallel between the
unwillingness of diplomats to pay fines, the complicate relations
of countries with the USA, as well as with wide-spread corruption in
the countries having diplomatic relations with the USA.
To note, the RA Foreign Ministry told ArmInfo, three Armenian diplomats
work at the UN headquarters, with relevant number of official cars.