Promoting the Integrity of the Defense Sector in Armenia
The aim of the project is promote the integrity of the defense sector through increased civic oversight of budgets and assets. It may be achieved through enhancement of the capacity of civil society actors and parliamentarians to oversee the performance of defense institutions and through improving confidence between National Assembly, Ministry of Defense and civil society organizations in Armenia.
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