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Money Laundering Discussed at the Republic of Armenia Government Session

Yesterday, before moving on to the government session agenda, the Republic of Armenia Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan referred to an article printed in local paper 168 Hours.

“Today, 168 Hours published an article on money laundering, and MP Viktor Dallakyan, in particular, stated that he knows that, in Armenia, state officials are laundering money. It means that corresponding structures must respond to this statement. Who are the high-ranking officials in the Republic of Armenia that are laundering money? … they particularly paid attention to the draft law on co-financing public and housing construction projects adopted by the Republic of Armenia government. The draft law aims to promote investments in Armenia for short periods during the crisis; that is, this is a temporary law whose core is if in 2009, 2010, and 2011, people invest more than 1 billion AMD in the Republic of Armenia, then we should create favourable conditions for those investors. If the law brings about risks of corruption, naturally, it is appropriate for us not to adopt it,” Sargsyan stated.

As announced by the press and public relations department of the Republic of Armenia government, the prime minister noted that it gives cause for anxiety that the papers, the media, and the National Assembly MP publicly stated that he is aware of money laundering taking place.

“It means we must respond to the accusation publicly in the same way he accuses us publicly,” Sargsyan stated once more.

The prosecutor general of the Republic of Armenia advised that a few days ago, the results of the fight against money laundering by law enforcement and banks were discussed at the RA prosecutor’s office broadened board meeting. The assessment given to Armenia at the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) session, which took place in Strasburg a few day,s ago was presented. According to the evaluation, Armenia is not among the countries that are under special supervision. The prosecutor general stated that MONEYVAL was recently in Yerevan, worked here and during their meeting with him, they especially praised the fight against laundering in the past few years.

Sargsyan added that not responding to such issues is not right: they are serious stimuli for the government and the public, since the country’s governing leadership will pursue the disclosure of such cases. “But if there are no such cases, then the atmosphere in Armenia must change,” concluded the prime minister.

Source: Tert – Original Article

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