Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Justice Kristinne Grigroyan today participated in a workshop entitled “Integrity Check: Experience and Achievements of Armenia and Prospects for Improvement” and hosted through the combined efforts of the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption and the Council of Europe Office in Yerevan.

In her welcoming remarks, Deputy Minister Grigoryan attached importance to the discussion and touched upon the strategic goal of the Government of Armenia for the fight against corruption and the formation of strong democratic institutions. She also emphasized that the establishment of the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption has already proved that it is a well-established democratic institution that is completely exercising its powers.

Summing up, Grigoryan thanked the members of the Commission and the international partners who made their contributions and continue to support the Commission’s capacity-building.

During the workshop, Chairperson of the Commission Haykuhi Harutyunyan presented the system of integrity check, the results of the latter and the future actions. This was followed by a presentation of the opinions of state bodies that received and used the conclusions regarding integrity submitted by the Commission while making decisions on appointing a particular person to a position.