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First session of the Professional Commission on Constitutional Reforms held

21/02/2020
Chaired by the representative of the Republic of Armenia to the ECHR Yeghishe Kirakosyan, the first session of the Professional Commission on Constitutional Reforms was held today, during which the working groups of the Professional Commission were established and the working plan was approved.

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Deputy Minister of Justice gets acquainted with activities of Justice Houses in Georgia

19/02/2020
From 13 to 15 February, Deputy Minister of Justice Vahe Danielyan and Head of the Civil Status Acts Registration Agency of the Ministry of Justice Ani Mkhitaryan visited Georgia to get acquainted with the activities of the Justice Houses operating in Tbilisi.

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Working discussion on amended Law "On bankruptcy" held

18/02/2020
oday, a working discussion on the amended Law "On bankruptcy" was held with the participation of representatives of the banking sector. The working discussion was organised by the "Centre for Legislation Development and Legal Research" Foundation of the Ministry of Justice and the Union of Banks of Armenia.

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Rustam Badasyan and Deborah Grieser discuss directions for development of co-operation in fight against corruption

18/02/2020
Today, Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan received the delegation led by USAID Armenia Mission Director Deborah Grieser.

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Srbuhi Galyan presents achievements made by Armenia in the fight against corruption at OSCE Conference

18/02/2020
Deputy Minister of Justice Srbuhi Galyan is participating in the 28th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum entitled "Promoting security, stability and economic growth in the OSCE area by preventing and combating corruption through innovation, increased transparency and digitalisation" in Vienna. Before her speech entitled "Expanding transparency through the submission of declarations of income", the Deputy Minister expressed gratitude to the OSCE for the invitation to share the Armenian practice, for the ongoing co-operation and for the assistance to the Government of Armenia in the activities for the fight against corruption.

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Rustam Badasyan receives Ambassador of France

17/02/2020
Today, Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to Armenia Jonathan Lacôte.

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Rustam Badasyan: "Checking of integrity will help to increase public confidence in state bodies"

14/02/2020
Today, Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan participated in the discussion on the topic of "Strategic Planning of the Activities of the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption". Chairperson of the Commission Haykuhi Harutyunyan, member of the Supreme Judicial CouncilHayk Hovhannisyan, members of the Commission, as well as representatives of state and international organisations also participated in the discussion.

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Rustam Badasyan and Ambassador of Switzerland to Armenia discuss several issues for development of legal co-operation

13/02/2020
Today, Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland to Armenia Stefano Lazzarotto.

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Public discussion on draft Law "On the Anti-Corruption Committee" held with participation of Srbuhi Galyan

12/02/2020
Today, a workshop for summing up the results of the public discussion on the draft Law "On the Anti-Corruption Committee" and the public monitoring of activities completed in 2019 under the Anti-Corruption Strategy and its Implementation Action Plan for 2019-2022 was held with the participation of Deputy Minister of Justice Srbuhi Galyan.

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Penitentiary institutions being re-equipped with modern tools for ensuring security

12/02/2020
Under the 2019-2023 Strategy for the Penitentiary and Probation Sectors of the Republic of Armenia, special importance has been attached to modernisation and technical equipment of penitentiary institutions, particularly re-equipment with modern engineering and technical tools for ensuring security and supervision.

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Launch of second stage of projects for prison healthcare and probation development heralded

11/02/2020
Today, the Council of Europe Office in Yerevan and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia officially heralded the launch of the "Strengthening the Healthcare and Human Rights Protection in Prisons in Armenia" and "Support the scaling-up of the probation service in Armenia" Projects, which are funded within the scope of the 2019-2022 Council of Europe Action Plan for Armenia.

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Minister of Justice holds phone talks with President of Venice Commission

10/02/2020
Today, upon his initiative, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Rustam Badasyan held phone talks with President of the Venice Commission Gianni Buquicchio.

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