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Unified Office for Public Services officially opened

22/07/2020
he Ministry of Justice has launched the first Unified Office for Public Services in the centre of Yerevan. All comfortable conditions have been created for the citizens to receive from the unified centre services rendered by the Civil Status Acts Registration Agency, the State Register of Legal Entities, the State Revenue Committee, the National Archive, the Social Security Service, the Migration Service, the Cadastre Committee, the Funeral Bureau, as well as notary services.

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Rustam Badasyan made a tour in "Abovyan" and "Sevan" Penitentiary Institutions

21/07/2020
Today, Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan accompanied by the Head of the Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, Major-General of Justice Arthur Goyunyan made a tour in "Abovyan" and "Sevan" Penitentiary Institutions to get acquainted with the holding conditions of the detained persons and convicts, the quality of the food being served under the new food supply system introduced in the penitentiary institutions, the opportunities to properly ensure the right to health care, and other issues.

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“This is a historical opportunity for change,” the Deputy Minister of Justice said about the new Patrol Service

20/07/2020
The introduction of the Patrol Service is the first visible step in the police reforms, which was approved in April 2020. On 18 July, during the public discussion organised by the "Union of Informed Citizens" NGO, speaking about the creation of a new Patrol Service, Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Kristinne Grigoryan noted that the police reforms are one of the priorities of the current Government.

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Minister of Justice discusses with Ambassador of Iran the ways to solve the issues of Iranians being kept at penitentiary institutions in Armenia

17/07/2020
Today, Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abbas Zohouri.

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Rustam Badasyan discusses with Ambassador of Russia a number of issues on development of co-operation

17/07/2020
Today, Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Armenia Sergey Kopirkin.

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Rustam Badasyan participates in remote meeting devoted to achievements of the Strengthening Anti-Corruption Reforms in Armenia Program and future actions

08/07/2020
On 8 July 2020, Minister Rustam Badasyan participated in a remote meeting devoted to the achievements of the Strengthening Anti-Corruption Reforms in Armenia Program jointly organised by the OSCE and the UN Development Programme and the future actions.

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Kristinne Grigoryan: “The Government continues to adhere to the values of the Velvet Revolution”

08/07/2020
On 7 July, Deputy Minister of Justice Kristinne Grigoryan participated in the remote meeting of the Armenia-Council of Europe 2019-2022 Action Plan Steering Committee.

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Unified admission-competition for instruction to be appointed to a position in the Patrol Service being launched

06/07/2020
The Ministry of Justice had announced that the establishment of a new Patrol Service is envisaged in the context of police reforms. The new Patrol Service will be the first wave of modern police, with new education and skills, new demeanour and professionalism, high salary, new equipment and resources. The first step in the achievement of this goal has been taken: the Police are announcing a unified admission-competition for instruction at the Educational Complex of Police to be appointed to a position in the Patrol Service, which is in the process of formation.

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Rustam Badasyan highly appreciates the work of outgoing Head of Council of Europe Office in Yerevan

01/07/2020
oday, Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan received outgoing Head of the Council of Europe Office in Yerevan Natalia Voutova. The Minister expressed gratitude to Ms Voutova for her excellent work and effective co-operation and stressed the importance of the support of the Council of Europe in the context of the ongoing reforms in Armenia.

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Kristinne Grigoryan remotely participates in 2020 UNDP Annual Meeting

29/06/2020
Today, Deputy Minister of Justice Kristinne Grigoryan remotely participated in the 2020 UNDP Annual Meeting entitled "Strengthening the Rule of Law and Human Rights for Sustaining Peace and Fostering Development".

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On-site birth registration programme being expanded; four more medical institutions have joined the initiative

25/06/2020
The Surb Grigor Lusavorich, Grigor Narekatsi, Shengavit and Astghik Medical Centers have also joined the largest number of maternity hospitals in Yerevan that have joined the pilot programme launched on 8 March 2020.

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Venice Commission gives positive conclusion on the three legal questions posed by the Armenian authorities

22/06/2020
Over the past few months, the Ministry of Justice has closely co-operated with the Council of Europe and the Venice Commission. With the logic of this partnership, on 13 May 2020, the Minister of Justice posed three legal questions to the Venice Commission related to the implementation of the new model of the Constitutional Court that was envisaged by the Constitutional Amendments of 2015, but was not implemented; specification of the scope of preliminary examination of the Constitutional Amendments by the Constitutional Court and the time limit for the examination, as well as the possibility of cancelling the referendum previously announced by the National Assembly and suspended upon the ground of the state of emergency declared due to the pandemic.

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