On 5 February, the first meeting of Governing Board of the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia was held online, chaired by Mr. Karen Zadoyan, the Coordinator of the Coalition Secretariat.
Notably, on 5 February, the 5th conference of the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia (hereinafter referred to as the Coalition) took place online, during which the election of the Governing Board of the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia was organized.
As a result, the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition Governing Board was formed with 5 members.
- Armenian Lawyers’ Association represented by Mr. Karen Zadoyan
- Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises, represented by Mr. Arkady Sahakyan
- “NGO Center” Civil Society Development NGO, represented by Ms Arpine Hakobyan,
- “Center for Economic Rights” NGO, represented by Mr. Movses Aristakesyan,
- “Armenian UN Association” NGO, represented by Armine Podosyan.
Movses Aristakesyan, President of the “Center for Economic Rights” NGO, nominated Arpine Hakobyan, President of the “NGO Center” Civil Society Development NGO, for the post of Chairman of the Coalition’s Governing Board. By the unanimous decision of the members of the Governing Board, Arpine Hakobyan was re-elected Chairman of the Coalition Governing Board for a term of 6 months.
The Civil Society Organizations Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia was founded on 28 November, 2014. Currently, about 70 CSOs are members of the anti-corruption coalition.
The mission of the Anti-Corruption Coalition is to promote the eradication of corruption in Armenia by creating based on the personal example, the demand for good governance among the public at large and public servants, by introducing anti-corruption strategies in public and private institutions.