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Karen Andreasyan announces launch of the new process of constitutional reforms
Minister of Justice Karen Andreasyan discussed the directions for organising the process of constitutional reforms and the establishment of the Council (Commission) for Constitutional Reforms with more than four dozen deputies, academic lawyers, as well as leaders and representatives of political parties, international and and non-government organisations.
Facts about torture and cruel treatment of Armenian captives and civilians held in Azerbaijan presented — Karen Andreasyan meets with PACE co-rapporteurs
Minister of Justice Karen Andreasyan raised the issue of the immediate release of Armenian prisoners of war and captives held in Azerbaijan during a meeting with PACE Monitoring Committee co-rapporteurs on Armenia Kimmo Kiljunen and Boriana Åberg on 4 November.
Karen Andreasyan discusses with Country Manager of the World Bank in Armenia co-operation for capacity-building of the Compulsory Enforcement Service
During the meeting held on 2 November, Minister of Justice Karen Andreasyan presented to the newly-appointed Country Manager of the World Bank for Armenia Carolin Geginat the reforms agenda of the Ministry, including the anti-corruption reforms and constitutional reforms, improvement of the sphere of freedom of speech, capacity-building of the institution of arbitration and the community of advocates, increase of effectiveness of the Compulsory Enforcement Service, etc.
Training programme for psychologists involved in criminal proceedings kicks off with participation of minors
On 2 November, the programme "Building child-sensitive and gender-sensitive capacities and developing support services for child victims and witnesses" was launched with the participation of First Deputy Minister of Justice Kristinne Grigoryan.
More than five dozen interested parties discuss legal opportunities for carrying out vetting of judges
A professional discussion on transitional justice, integrity issues and the legal opportunities for carrying out vetting took place today in Yerevan with the participation of more than five dozen interested parties.
On behalf of Minister of Justice of Lithuania, Ambassador Stanytė-Toločkienė invited Karen Andreasyan to Vilnius to co-operate in a number of directions
I would like to invite the colleagues of the Government of Lithuania to take part in the implementation of the wide agenda of reforms in Armenia for judicial and constitutional reforms, the establishment of anti-corruption institutions and the ensuring of better governance of the Compulsory Enforcement Service. This is what Minister of Justice Karen Andreasyan declared during a meeting held today with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to Armenia Inga Stanytė-Toločkienė.
Minister of Justice and Ambassador of Russia to the Republic of Armenia discuss issues related to the constitutional, police, anti-corruption and other reforms
Today, Minister of Justice Karen Andreasyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Armenia Sergey Kopirkin.
Karen Andreasyan raises issue of return of Armenians held in Azerbaijan during meeting with high-ranking delegation of the Council of Europe
Armenia anticipates that the Council of Europe will demonstrate a clear position on Azerbaijan and will exert pressure on that country so that the Armenian prisoners of war and other civilians held in Azerbaijan are returned to the homeland. This is what Minister of Justice Karen Andreasyan declared during a meeting with the delegation led by Head of Rapporteur Group on Democracy of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the Council of Europe, Ambassador Mårten Ehnberg.
Deputy Minister of Justice Suren Grigoryan receives delegation of the Council of Europe
Today, Deputy Minister of Justice Suren Grigoryan received the delegation led by Head of the Department of Cooperation and External Relations of the Secretariat of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Dmitri Marchenkov, who is on a working visit to Armenia, and Head of the Council of Europe Office in Yerevan Martina Schmidt. A number of issues related to the programme for the fight against corruption that the Congress has been implementing at the local level in Armenia since 2019 and the application of the principle of open governance were discussed during the meeting.
Armenian convicts participating in first online World Chess Championship — Karen Andreasyan watched the match
Four convicts being held at “Armavir” and “Hrazdan” Penitentiary Institutions, including Robert Sargsyan, Narek Hovakimyan, Igit Grigoryan and Armen Goroyan, are representing Armenia at the first on-line World Chess Championship “For convicts”, in which 43 teams from 31 countries are participating.
There is a need to co-operate more closely in cases of common regional threats — Karen Andreasyan receives Prosecutor General of Iran
On 12 October, Minister of Justice Karen Andreasyan received Prosecutor General of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, who is on a three-day visit to Armenia.
Circle of persons submitting real beneficiary declarations has been expanded — Who needs to submit a declaration and in what time period?
Under the legislative package adopted by the National Assembly on 3 June 2021, the circle of legal entities with the obligation to submit a real beneficiary declaration has been expanded, as well as the concept of real beneficiary, the time periods and procedure for submitting a declaration have been defined.
