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A large turnout of young students welcomed the third in series of meetings within the framework of a UNDP project on "Strengthening Awareness and Response in Exposure of Corruption in Armenia." The discussion on the perception of corruption in Armenia, held on April 19 at Yerevan State University, brought together students majoring in International Relations, Economics, Journalism, Romance-Germanic Philology, Geography, Radiophysics, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

"Effective partnership between government, business, media, and NGOs as the basis for an engaged citizenry and a transparent policy-making process is a cornerstone of a representative democracy." This concept was the central idea behind an advocacy conference on "The Role of NGOs in the Public Policy Process," held at the American University of Armenia between April 13 and 15.

The second meeting within the framework of a UNDP project on "Strengthening Awareness and Response in Exposure of Corruption in Armenia" was held in Abovian school #10 of Kotayk Province. Secondary school students, teachers and principals who were present at the meeting were keen on learning about CRD/TI Armenia findings on 2006 corruption perception in Armenia.

The first in a series of meetings to present the findings of CRD/TI Armenia's survey on "2006 Corruption Perception in Armenia" took place in Ashtarak on April 5. It was convened within the framework of a UNDP project on "Strengthening Awareness and Response in Exposure of Corruption in Armenia."

A workshop was convened at Marriott Armenia Hotel within the framework of a project on monitoring pre-election campaign finance for 2007 parliamentary elections, implemented by CRD/ TI Armenia. The meeting brought together 17 parties and Impeachment alliance nominated for parliament, as well as local and international organizations to discuss the challenges facing Armenia before the elections.

On March 24 Women's Leadership School hosted a presentation on 2006 corruption perception in Armenia. Keynoted by the Chairwoman of CRD/ TI Armenia Amalia Kostanyan, the event brought together female party leaders.

Amalia Kostanyan, Chairwoman of CRD/ TI Armenia, was a guest speaker at AmCham evening meeting. The meeting brought together members of AmCham, the principal representative of Western business practice in Armenia, to discuss CRD/ TI Armenia's "2006 Corruption Perception in Armenia" report.

In Belgrade, Chairwoman of CRD/TI Armenia Amalia Kostanyan attended and addressed Conference on "Fostering Transparency, Accountability and Public Integrity in the Western Balkans" held between March 1 and 4.

The Chairwoman of the Center for Regional Development /Transparency International Armenia resigned from RA Anti-Corruption Strategy Monitoring Commission under RA Anti-Corruption Council on February 20 this year, and hereby informed the heads of both the abovementioned structures, namely RA Prime Minister A. Margaryan and Assistant to RA President G. Mheryan.

Nine out of Ten Citizens of Armenia Consider Corruption as a Problem or a Big Problem in Armenia

On January 31, 2007 the presentation of "2006 Corruption Perception in Armenia" publication on the nationwide survey was held in the Congress Hotel in Yerevan. It was attended by representatives of state institutions, NGOs, international organizations and mass media outlets. The survey was carried out in August 2006 by the Center for Regional Development/Transparency International Armenia (CRD/TI Armenia) with the support of the UNDP Armenia Office.