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Minister of Justice receives U.S. Deputy Ambassador and newly appointed Director of the USAID Mission to Armenia
Welcoming the guests, the Minister congratulated Deborah Grieser on the occasion of her appointment, highly appreciated the current co-operation with the U.S. Embassy and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and expressed hope that they would continue to work effectively.
Minister of Justice receives the delegation of “Save the Children” organisation
Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Vigen Kocharyan, Save the Children International Armenia Country Director Arsen Stepanyan, Regional Director for Eurasia Irina Saghoyan and others were also attending the meeting.
Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Arpine Hovhannisyan receives U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia Richard Mills
The process of implementation of the activities for development of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Armenia and other programmes being jointly implemented were also touched upon during the meeting.
First stage of qualification test of notaries was launched
40 applicants participated in the first stage of qualification test of notaries, i.e. in the stage of testing. Testing of the first group of candidates was launched at 10:00, and that of the second group — at 15:00.
Round-table discussion on draft Administrative Offences Code
Senior Project Officer of the CoE Office Narine Gasparyan, Head of Chair of Constitutional Law of Yerevan State University Gevorg Danielyan, representatives of the Chief of Staff to the President of the Republic of Armenia, National Assembly, General Prosecutor’s Office, Judicial Department, Central Bank, employees of the Ministries of Justice, Finance, Healthcare, Education and Science, Human Rights Defender’s Office and those of other fields of state administration, as well as CoE experts participated in the working discussion.
Session of the Steering Committee on Financing Agreements for the justice sector was held
Deputy Ministers of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Vigen Kocharyan and Suren Krmoyan, employees of the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the Judicial Department, representatives of the UN Office in Armenia and members of civil society were also attending the working meeting.
Working visit of the Minister of Justice to Kotayk Marz
The issues raised by nearly dozens of citizens participating in the meeting were mainly about the activities of the territorial body of the Civil Status Acts Registration Agency of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia and the Judicial Acts Compulsory Enforcement Service of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia.
Minister of Justice receives delegation headed by President of the General Inspection Organisation of Iran
Greeting the guests, Arpine Hovhannisyan noted that Armenia has high-level friendly relations with Iran and that the co-operation between the Ministries of Justice of the two countries has entered a new stage of deepening and development.
Arpine Hovhannisyan participates in non-official meeting of ministers of EU Eastern Partnership member states
On 7-8 July, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Arpine Hovhannisyan participated in the non-official meeting of ministers of EU Eastern Partnership member states in Bratislava.
Draft Concept Paper on modernisation of medical services within penitentiary institutions of the Republic of Armenia being presented for public consultations
The adoption of the Concept Paper is conditioned by the need for guaranteeing the rights of persons within penitentiary institutions to health protection and medical assistance enshrined by the Constitution and laws, improving the legal regulations regarding medical services provided within penitentiary institutions of the Republic of Armenia, as well as bringing the Concept Paper in line with the international commitments assumed by the Republic of Armenia and the existing international best practice.
Next session of the Council for Juvenile Justice held
The Council was established within the scope of the "Improvement of Access to Justice for Children in Armenia" Programme, which is carried out by the Ministry of Justice and UNICEF.
Minister of Justice meets Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality of the European Commission
During the meeting, the parties emphasised the importance of the EU-Armenia co-operation, stressing that judicial and legal reforms have become one of the key components of the EU-Armenia co-operation.
