Minister of Justice Karen Andreasyan presents to international partners the result of the reform programmes implemented during the last one year

Donor Co-ordination Council Meeting with the participation of Minister of Justice Karen Andreasyan took place at the United Nations Office in Armenia.

During the meeting, Minister Andreasyan touched upon the large-scale armed attack against the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia by the armed forces of Azerbaijan, as well as expressed his gratitude to the organisations carrying out international missions in Armenia for the support provided.

All the present members of the diplomatic corps and representatives of the international organisations expressed their deep regret for the developments and the losses, and expressed their support once again.

Minister Karen Andreasyan emphasised that despite the current situation established in Armenia, the Ministry of Justice consistently continues the implementation of the multi-sector reform programme being implemented by the Ministry with the support of international partners.

Minister Andreasyan presented the programmes being implemented jointly with the international partners during the last one year, the relevant legislative amendments taken place, the legal acts adopted within the framework of those programmes, as well as he highlighted the relevant needs in terms of ensuring the effectiveness of the programmes presented. In particular, the reform programmes being implemented in the sectors of human right protection, police, anti-corruption, constitutional, judicial and legal, penitentiary sectors, as well as the results thereof were presented.

During the meeting, the public administration reform team presented the current phased implementation of the Public Administration Reform Strategy in four main directions — strategic planning, policy development, public services, human resources and institutional development, as well as detailed the time limits pre-defined by the Strategy for the implementation of each action.

High-ranking guests of the diplomatic corps and organisations carrying out international missions in Armenia, including representatives of the United Nations Organisation, European Union, Council of Europe, US Agency for International Development, World Bank, Asian Development Bank were present at the event.