05/12/2017
Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Suren Krmoyan, attaching importance to the organisation of meetings in such a format, noted that the first steps aimed at the professional training of judges examining juvenile cases in Armenia were undertaken years ago.

01/12/2017
The recommendations in the final report of the OSCE/ODIHR observation mission with regard to the parliamentary elections of the Republic of Armenia of 2 April 2017, the activities being carried out in that direction and the prospects for co-operation were discussed during the meeting.

01/12/2017
Greeting the attendees, Suren Krmoyan attached importance to discussions held in such a format and emphasised that the protection of personal data is in the centre of attention of the Government of the Republic of Armenia. According to Suren Krmoyan, by adopting a new law, the Government has demonstrated political will to regulate this sector.

27/11/2017
The Executive Secretary of the GRECO expressed gratitude to the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia for the effective collaboration and emphasised that Armenia is on the right track in the fight against corruption.

27/11/2017
According to Minister Harutyunyan, the fight against corruption is not a simple plan, and if the legal awareness of the public does not change, the best formulations will remain as kind wishes on paper. According to Davit Harutyunyan, reputable international organisations play an important role in succeeding in the fight against corruption. In this regard, the Minister attached importance to the co-operation with the Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) of the Council of Europe and noted that it serves as an additional stimulus in terms of ongoing reforms in the anti-corruption field and in terms of bringing the legislation into compliance with international standards.

21/11/2017
The goal of the website www.e-hotline.am is also to improve the quality of services provided by the relevant subdivisions of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia and provide solutions to sector-specific issues.

21/11/2017
The Minister highly appreciated the current level of co-operation between Armenia and the OSCE/ODIHR and considered it to be effective. Minister Harutyunyan noted that Mrs. Gísladóttir is in Armenia in a very important period when Armenia is trying to make a smooth transition to parliamentary governance by making extensive amendments to the legislation following the constitutional reforms. In this context, the Minister attached importance to the recommendations received from the ODIHR for improvement of several draft constitutional laws.

20/11/2017
During the session, Deputy Minister of Justice Vigen Kocharyan introduced the past and current activities of the Ministry of Justice prescribed by the 2017-2019 Action Plan of the National Strategy for the Protection of Human Rights. Accordingly, the activities for introduction of a system of exchange of information with regard to birth registration with the bodies of the Civil Status Acts Registration Agency have been completed. The relevant draft decision of the Government envisages the introduction of the possibility of a video call for persons deprived of liberty in order to exercise their right to communicate with the external world.

20/11/2017
The meeting was attended by Programme Director Christine Marsh, Economic Affairs Adviser Ajay Sharma and Monitoring and Evaluation Adviser Kathleen Latimer. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Armenia Judith Margaret Farnworth also attended the meeting.

20/11/2017
The delegation was comprised of Professor Pere Vilanova Trias, Pierre Garon from the Venice Commission, as well as Alexey Gromov and Vasil Vashchanka from the OSCE/ODIHR.

17/11/2017
Davit Harutyunyan greeted the participants of the session, attached importance to the items included in the agenda and suggested that the members of the Council hold a constructive discussion.

16/11/2017
The Minister congratulated the Ambassador of the friendly country on assuming the office and expressed conviction that he would also continue to enhance the multi-polar co-operation of the two countries that is laid on strong foundations.