The Department of International Legal Cooperation of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia has two divisions: foreign relations and international treaties expert examination.

The Department carries out coordination of the international legal activities of the Ministry, is responsible for cooperation of the Ministry with international organisations, as well as bilateral and multilateral relations with the competent bodies of foreign states and for overall coordination of development and grant programmes being jointly implemented.

Within the competence of the Ministry, the Department of International Legal Cooperation performs expert examination of the international treaties of the Republic of Armenia.

The Department actively participates in both negotiations on the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement and the development of draft agreements within the scope of free trade with the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union and third parties, carries out expert examination of documents that are part of the law of the Eurasian Economic Union.

Coordination activities reserved for the Ministry by the action plans deriving from the National Strategy on Human Rights Protection are the core functions of the Department, including summarisation of reports on implementation of the action plan, as well as organising of semi-annual public discussions on the process of the sessions of the Co-ordinating Council established with the view to co-ordinate and monitor the Plan and implementation of the actions envisaged by the Plan.

STATUTE OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL LEGAL COOPERATION OF THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE