On September 27 during the seminar Loretta Grazziano Bruning, Chairwoman of “System Integration Processes” NGO touched upon the development key problems of the transitive countries and corruption fighting. Mher Shahgeldyan, Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Defence, National Security and Internal Affairs, Hovhannes Margaryan, the Deputy Chairman of the NA Standing Committee of State and Legal Affairs and MPs also participated in the seminar.

Loretta Grazziano Bruning noted that the corruption is a universal thing in developing countries and penetrates to all the spheres of life. The reasons can be disputable, but the consequences are clear to everyone, i.e. not proper mode of action of state institutions, collapse of infrastructures, which results in the immediate cause of not respectful attitude towards the norms of civic rights and legislation in the sphere of law obedient citizens. The consequences also mustn’t be ignored in the state departments. In private sphere corruption causes reduction of productivity and prosperity, which has a negative influence in the aspect of local and foreign investments. The extended and comprehensive studies that are carried out by institutions as WB, the “Transparency International” organization and the International center of private business show that serious economic losses are recorded in the result of bribery and corruption.

According to Mher Shahgeldyan, Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Defence, National Security and Internal Affairs, due to the data of international organizations, the condition of corruption in our country is better than in Georgia and Azerbaijan, but we’re not satisfied with it because there’s a problem set forth to reduce the corruption level in Armenia. There’s a strategy, fighting in Armenia today, but there’s yet corruption in various spheres. The MP considered important the study of the experience of different countries.

In response to the question how should be the role of the Parliament in corruption fighting, Mrs. Bruning answered that laws should be adopted and the juridical legal freedom should be provided.

The MP Mher Shahgeldyan talked on sending e-mail of the documents, which will give an opportunity to reduce the corruption risk possibility.