Corruption is an obstacle to the US investment in Armenia, the US State Department of State on an investment climate in Armenia for 2022 said in a statement. This was written by News.am.
“Corruption remains an obstacle to the US investment in Armenia, especially with regard to such important areas as the justice system, and the problems related to the rule of law, compliance with the current legislation and rules, as well as equal appeal,” said in American foreign policy.
According to American diplomats, the main problems are the opacity of procedures and bribery: “Investors say that the sectors of healthcare, education, armed forces, correctional institutions and law enforcement agencies lack transparency in procurement, and in the past they used selective law enforcement to receive bribes “.
In addition, problems exist in the judicial system and in the bodies that are created already with new authorities and should fight corruption. “Judges specializing in civilian affairs are still widely perceived in society as corrupt and under the influence of the previous authorities. The effectiveness and independence of the newly created anti -corruption institutions remains to be checked,” the State Department noted.