parent ▁application ▁of ▁tax , ▁custom s ▁and ▁regul atory ▁rules , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁weak ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁court ▁dec isions ▁fu els ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁cor ruption . ▁The ▁Armen ian ▁proc ure ment ▁system ▁is ▁character ised ▁by ▁instances ▁of ▁unf air ▁tender ▁processes ▁and ▁prefer ential ▁treatment . ▁Rel ations hip ▁between ▁high - ran king ▁government ▁officials ▁and ▁the ▁emer ging ▁private ▁business ▁sector ▁encou rage ▁influence ▁ped d ling . ▁The ▁government ▁has ▁reported ly ▁failed ▁to ▁fund ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁anti - cor ruption ▁strategy ▁and ▁devoted ▁no ▁money ▁and ▁little ▁commit ment ▁for ▁anti - cor ruption ▁efforts . ▁ ▁Anti - cor ruption ▁institutions ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁anti - cor ruption ▁institutions ▁of ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁government ▁are ▁an ▁Anti - Cor ruption ▁Council ▁– ▁head ed ▁by ▁the ▁prime ▁minister ▁– ▁and ▁the ▁Anti - Cor ruption ▁Str ategy ▁Mon itor ing ▁Commission , ▁established ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁strength en ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁ant ic or ruption ▁policy . ▁ ▁However , ▁these ▁institutions ▁scarcely ▁function ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 - 2 0 0 7 , ▁even ▁though ▁they ▁were ▁supposed ▁to ▁meet ▁twice - qu arter ly ▁and ▁month ly , ▁respectively . ▁Furthermore , ▁Armen ian ▁Anti - Cor ruption ▁Council ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁lav ish ▁sp ending ▁and ▁has ▁largely ▁failed ▁to ▁investigate ▁or ▁pro sec ute ▁senior ▁officials . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁late ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁And ran ik ▁Mar gar