ArmInfo. The head of the EU delegation to Armenia, Piotr Switalski, is committed to combating corruption in Armenia.
Responding to a question about Transparency International's non-optimistic assessments of the situation with corruption in Armenia, Switalski said at a press conference in Yerevan on June 20: "I am personally committed to the issue of fighting corruption in Armenia. We, like the EU, in various ways, in particular through financial agreements, have provided real assistance to this issue. We, do not lose hope, optimism for the future. Of course, the estimates of Transparency International, a non-governmental international organization for fighting corruption, are rather pessimistic. But I came here to express our preliminary positive assessment of the legislative package that was recently adopted by the RA Parliament, in particular, regarding the activities of the anti-corruption agency, and the expansion of the framework for submitting income statements by officials. A professional appraisal of activity will be given. And maybe there will be problems, but in overall the impression and attitude is that the situation is favorable, this is very important. This is a positive step," he said.
At the same time, he stated that the government had presented an anti-corruption program that needed detailed study and analysis. At the same time, he promised to give detailed information on this issue in September this year.