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Practical problems stage of the qualification tests of candidates for notaries was held
Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, chairperson of the commission Vigen Kocharyan wished success to the participants and presented the procedure for testing of practical problems.
Minister of Justice Arpine Hovhannisyan participated in international conference entitled "Human Rights and Healthcare"
Minister of Justice Arpine Hovhannisyan gave a welcoming speech at the conference. According to the Minister, the right to health is one of the priority rights of a person, and when talking about health, it would be hard to find anyone in Armenia and in the world who is not aware of the major role that the right to health plays in the life of a person.
Periodic reports of the Republic of Armenia presented at the United Nations Organisation
The 5th and 6th Periodic Reports of the Republic of Armenia on Implementation of the Convention on All Forms of Discrimination against Women were presented during the session.
Arpine Hovhannisyan on working visit to Vienna
Arpine Hovhannisyan presented the major developments that took place before and after the adoption of the Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia, touched upon the introduction of a system for identifying voters with 10 fingerprints, the publication of signed voters' lists and the introduction of a system for videotaping prescribed by the Draft Electoral Code.
Suren Krmoyan participated in circuit session of the Council for Juvenile Justice
Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Suren Krmoyan participated in the three-day circuit session of the Council for Juvenile Justice launched on 27 October. The session was organised by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia within the scope of the “Effective Co-ordination, Co-operation and Public Awareness for Improving Access to Justice for Children” Programme, which is being jointly carried out with UNICEF.
First stage of qualification examination of notaries was launched
On October 27, the first stage of qualification examination of notaries — involving a test — was launched with participation of 34 applicants. The test for the first group of candidates started at 10:00, and the test for the second group-at 15:00.
Arpine Hovhannisyan receives Baroness Elizabeth Smith
Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Arpine Hovhannisyan today received the delegation led by Director of John Smith Trust, Baroness Elizabeth Smith.
Arpine Hovhannisyan receives Philippe Boillat
Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Arpine Hovhannisyan today received the delegation led by Director General of the Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law of the Council of Europe Philippe Boillat.
The draft Law "On preventing and combating domestic violence" was discussed.
The draft Law "On preventing and combating domestic violence" was discussed with the participation of Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Vigen Kocharyan, Head of the Department of Legislation of the Staff of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Bagrat Ghazinyan and other representatives of the Council of Europe and the Ministry of Justice.
Arpine Hovhannisyan leaves for Venice on working visit
During the Session, Arpine Hovhannisyan delivered a speech in which she presented a number of major developments that have taken place after the amendments made to the Electoral Code. Arpine Hovhannisyan also touched upon the issue of the publication of electoral lists, attaching importance to the increase in public confidence in the electoral process.
Arpine Hovhannisyan receives World Bank representatives
Today, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Arpine Hovhannisyan received the delegation headed by Migara De Silva, Senior Economist at World Bank.
Arpine Hovhannisyan is re-appointed
On 27 September 2016, by Decree No 1059–A of President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan Arpine Hovhannisyan was appointed as Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia.
