Number of revealed corruption cases in Armenia down in 2016February 6, 2017 - 15:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of revealed corruption cases decreased in 2016 against the previous year, Armenia’s National Statistical Service said. 71 cases of receiving or offering bribes, or mediating a bribery deal have been officially registered last year, down from 2015’s 97 cases. Also, cases of abuse of power or official misconduct decreased in the reporting period, dropping to 136 from 168 a year before. Meanwhile, crimes against state authorities, service and administrative order have become more than twice as common, surging from 2015’s 1,076 to 2,527 a year later. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |