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Minister of Justice: "Through joint efforts, it will be possible to have a more modern system for juvenile justice and the protection of interests of minors"
On 16 December, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Arpine Hovhannisyan participated in the first sitting of the Council for Juvenile Justice. The Council was established within the scope of "Improving Access to Justice for Children in Armenia" Programme, which is carried out by the Ministry of Justice and the UNICEF.
Prime Minister gets acquainted with conditions of the new auxiliary buildings of "Armavir" Penitentiary Institution
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan visited "Armavir" Penitentiary Institution, where four new auxiliary buildings designed for 800 convicts of the Penitentiary Institution were put into operation today. Accompanied by those responsible for the sector, deputies of the National Assembly, Ambassador, Head of the Delegation of the European Union Piotr Switalski, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Armenia Richard Mills and the representatives of other international organisations, Hovik Abrahamyan toured the newly built auxiliary buildings and got acquainted with the work carried out and the conditions of Penitentiary Institution built in compliance with international standards.
Vigen Kocharyan participates in the fourth session of the International Anti-Corruption Academy’s Assembly of Parties
Fourth session of the International Anti-Corruption Academy’s Assembly of Parties was held in Vienna between 9 and 11 December 2015, with the participation of official delegations of nearly 50 Parties of the International Anti-Corruption Academy and international organisations.
“Corruption risks in the business sector and integrity issues in Armenia” workshop held in Aghveran on 10 to 11 December
"Corruption risks in the business sector and integrity issues in Armenia" workshop was held in Agveran from 10 to 11 December which was organised by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, the Anti-Corruption Coalition of CSOs and the Armenian Young Lawyers Association.
Minister of Justice receives Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of Armenia Bernhard Mathias Kisler
On 8 December, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Arpine Hovhannisyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of Armenia Bernhard Mathias Kisler.
Minister of Justice receives Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Kuwait to the Republic of Armenia
On 7 December, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Arpine Hovhannisyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Kuwait to the Republic of Armenia Bassam Muhammad Alqabandi.
At Global Summit of Open Government Partnership Deputy Minister of Justice presented steps taken by Armenia in achieving targets under Sustainable Development Goals and fight against corruption
On 28 October 2015 the Global Summit of the “Open Government Partnership” (OGP) initiative kicked off in Mexico City. The Armenian delegation headed by Gurgen Dumanyan, First Deputy Minister-Chief of Staff of the RA Government participated in the Summit.
Government approved draft RA Laws ‘On making supplements and amendments to the RA Laws “On non-governmental organisations”, “On foundations” and a number of other RA laws’.
At the sitting today the RA Government approved the draft RA Laws ‘On making supplements and amendments to the RA Laws “On non-governmental organisations”, “On foundations” and a number of other RA laws’. Arpine Hovhannisyan, RA Minister of Justice noted that the draft has a long history and has travelled a long way.
Minister of Justice received Her Majesty’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the RA
On 27 October Arpine Hovhannisyan, RA Minister of Justice received Judith Margaret Farnworth, Her Majesty’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Republic of Armenia.
Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministers of Justice of Armenia and Vietnam
On 22 October Arpine Hovhannisyan, RA Minister of Justice and Ha Hung Cuong, Minister of Justice of Socialist Republic of Vietnam signed a Memorandum of Understanding on co-operation in the area of justice.
Workshop on Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights
On 17 and 18 October a workshop on Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights was held in Aghveran. The aim of the workshop was to improve the professional knowledge of the Staff of the RA Government Authorised Representative before the European Court of Human Rights with respect to the peculiarities of application of Article 2 of the European Convention.
The main provisions of the RA Law “On probation and state probation service’’ are under discussion
On 21 October a discussion was held — with the participation of Suren Krmoyan, Deputy RA Minister of Justice and Naira Avetisyan, Deputy Head of the CoE Office in Yerevan — covering the main provisions of the RA Law “On probation and state probation service’’ and the preliminary expert opinion on it presented by the Council of Europe.
