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Second phase of the "Partnership for Good Governance" project launches
Today, with the participation of Deputy Ministers of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Vigen Kocharyan and Artak Asatryan, the second phase of the "Partnership for Good Governance" project implemented in cooperation with the EU/CoE launched.
Anna Vardapetyan receives the delegation headed by Mikhail Lobov
Today, Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Anna Vardapetyan received Head of the Human Rights Policy and Cooperation Department of the Council of Europe Mikhail Lobov.
Artak Zeynalyan. "Issues of the profession of advocates and their solutions are in the reform agenda of the Ministry of Justice.
Today, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Artak Zeynalyan participated in a solemn opening ceremony of the first exhibition of law firms entitled "ARMLEGAL EXPO 2019".
Deputy Minister Khachikyan participates in a discussion entitled "The main issues of protection of personal data"
Today, a seminar-discussion for students of the Law Faculty of Yerevan State University entitled "The main issues of protection of personal data" took place with the participation of Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Khachikyan.
Issues of the Agency for State Register of Legal Entities and recommendations for improving the sector presented to Deputy Minister Vardapetyan
On 19 April, newly appointed Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Anna Vardapetyan visited the Agency for State Register of Legal Entities of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, made a tour in the front office servicing the citizens and got acquainted with the employees of the Agency.
Command staff trainings on the topic of “Implementation of civil defence measures in case of surprise attack by the adversary” held with the administrative staff of the Civil Defence of the Ministry of Justice
On 19 April, pursuant to main 2019 Action Plan related to population defence and civil defence in emergency situations, Command staff trainings on the topic of “Implementation of civil defence measures in case of surprise attack by the adversary” with the administrative staff of the Civil Defence of the Ministry of Justice was held. Head of the Division for Co-ordination of Activities of Administration Bodies, Organisations in Matters of Civil Defence of the Department of Civil Defence of the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Colonel of Rescue Service A. Kharikyan and Head of the Department of Population Defence, Lieutenant Colonel of Rescue Service K. Sahakyan participated in the event.
Deputy Minister Khachikyan: "Anti-corruption education is the only way to establish an atmosphere of intolerance against corruption"
Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Khachikyan delivered a concluding speech at the Government-Civil Society International Expert Conference entitled "The Republic of Armenia Anti-Corruption Strategy under International Experience". The Deputy Minister expressed gratitude to the Armenian Lawyers' Association and the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition for organising the conference effectively and to the participants for their opinions, assessments, judgments and concerns.
Minister of Justice receives Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to the Republic of Armenia
Today, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Artak Zeynalyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Republic of Armenia Judith Margaret Farnworth.
Deputy Minister discusses opportunities for co-operation with NGO representatives
On 16 April, Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Anna Vardapetyan received President of the "Freedom of Information Centre" NGO Shushan Doydoyan and President of the "Centre of Democracy and Law" NGO Arman Khachatryan to discuss the opportunities for co-operation within the framework of the "Monitoring of e-justice platforms and the offices for provision of state services" project.
Minister of Justice participates in conference entitled "The Republic of Armenia Anti-Corruption Strategy under International Experience"
Today, Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Khachikyan participated in the Government-Civil Society International Expert Conference entitled "The Republic of Armenia Anti-Corruption Strategy under International Experience". Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Świtalski; Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia Arthur Davtyan; Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister Suren Krmoyan, Resident Representative at UNDP Armenia Dmitry Mariyasin, President of the Armenian Lawyers' Association, the "Commitment to Constructive Dialogue" Project Manager, organiser of the Conference Karen Zadoyan participated in the Conference organised by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, the Armenian Lawyers' Association and the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition.
Minister of Justice receives international experts in anti-corruption field
Today, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Artak Zeynalyan received the organiser of the International Anti-Corruption Conference to be held in Yerevan, President of the Armenian Lawyers' Association, the “Commitment to Constructive Dialogue” Project Manager Karen Zadoyan, anti-corruption experts of the United Nations Development Programme Anga Timilsina, Aida Arutyunova and Deputy Coordinator of the World Bank’s Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative Shervin Majlessi. Let us mention that the experts arrived in Yerevan to participate in the two-day Government-Civil Society International Expert Conference entitled "The Republic of Armenia Anti-Corruption Strategy under International Experience" to be launched on 17 April. The conference is organised by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, the Armenian Lawyers' Association and the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition within the framework of the “Commitment to Constructive Dialogue” project (funded by the European Union) and in co-operation with the United Nations Development Programme and the Center for International Private Enterprise.
Minister Zeynalyan awards officers of the Police
Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Artak Zeynalyan participated in the solemn session dedicated to the 101st anniversary of Police Day. The Minister congratulated police officers on Police Day and noted that, from now on, in new Armenia where power was established by the will of the people, a police officer should not and will not be perceived as a person having the power of a state bailiff or as a person enforcing coercive measures. "A police officer must be perceived as a human rights activist, as a state servant protecting human rights and as a person who acts on behalf and for the sake of the people ," Artak Zeynalyan said and added that, in this case, when the society is in solidarity, if this social pact is renewed in the course of each election, a police officer will have a very slight burden, as every citizen will become the bearer of statehood, the defender of lawfulness, and the police officer will become a citizen’s messenger and the person fulfilling the will of the citizen.
