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Minister of Justice participates in conference entitled "The Republic of Armenia Anti-Corruption Strategy under International Experience"
Today, Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Khachikyan participated in the Government-Civil Society International Expert Conference entitled "The Republic of Armenia Anti-Corruption Strategy under International Experience". Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Świtalski; Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia Arthur Davtyan; Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister Suren Krmoyan, Resident Representative at UNDP Armenia Dmitry Mariyasin, President of the Armenian Lawyers' Association, the "Commitment to Constructive Dialogue" Project Manager, organiser of the Conference Karen Zadoyan participated in the Conference organised by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, the Armenian Lawyers' Association and the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition.
Minister of Justice receives international experts in anti-corruption field
Today, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Artak Zeynalyan received the organiser of the International Anti-Corruption Conference to be held in Yerevan, President of the Armenian Lawyers' Association, the “Commitment to Constructive Dialogue” Project Manager Karen Zadoyan, anti-corruption experts of the United Nations Development Programme Anga Timilsina, Aida Arutyunova and Deputy Coordinator of the World Bank’s Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative Shervin Majlessi. Let us mention that the experts arrived in Yerevan to participate in the two-day Government-Civil Society International Expert Conference entitled "The Republic of Armenia Anti-Corruption Strategy under International Experience" to be launched on 17 April. The conference is organised by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, the Armenian Lawyers' Association and the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition within the framework of the “Commitment to Constructive Dialogue” project (funded by the European Union) and in co-operation with the United Nations Development Programme and the Center for International Private Enterprise.
Minister Zeynalyan awards officers of the Police
Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Artak Zeynalyan participated in the solemn session dedicated to the 101st anniversary of Police Day. The Minister congratulated police officers on Police Day and noted that, from now on, in new Armenia where power was established by the will of the people, a police officer should not and will not be perceived as a person having the power of a state bailiff or as a person enforcing coercive measures. "A police officer must be perceived as a human rights activist, as a state servant protecting human rights and as a person who acts on behalf and for the sake of the people ," Artak Zeynalyan said and added that, in this case, when the society is in solidarity, if this social pact is renewed in the course of each election, a police officer will have a very slight burden, as every citizen will become the bearer of statehood, the defender of lawfulness, and the police officer will become a citizen’s messenger and the person fulfilling the will of the citizen.
Deputy Ministers of Justice receive representatives of Italy’s judiciary
On 15 April, Deputy Ministers of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Anna Vardapetyan and Tigran Khachikyan received the delegation composed of judges of the Italian Republic and officials of the Ministry of Justice of the Italian Republic being on a two-day visit to Armenia. The delegation was headed by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Italian Republic to the Republic of Armenia Vincenzo del Monaco.
Regular meeting of EU-Armenia Sub-Committee is held under the co-chairmanship of Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Vigen Kocharyan in Brussels
On 9 April, the tenth regular meeting of the EU-Armenia Cooperation Subcommittee on Justice, Freedom and Security was held in Brussels under the co-chairmanship of Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Vigen Kocharyan. The inter-agency delegation of the Republic of Armenia included representatives from the Ministries of Justice and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, the Police of the Republic of Armenia, the Prosecutor General's Office and the State Migration Service of the Republic of Armenia.
Minister of Justice receives Apostolic Nuncio of the Holly See to Armenia
Today, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia received Apostolic Nuncio of the Holly See to Armenia, his Highness José Avelino Bettencourt.
Minister of Justice and U.S. Ambassador reach an agreement to enhance co-operation
Today, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Artak Zeynalyan received newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America Lynne Tracy
Artak Zeynalyan: "Detention must be the exception and not the rule"
Today, Minister of Justice Artak Zeynalyan participated at the Investigative Committee in the presentation of the Guide on legal provisions interpreted by the legal positions expressed by the ECHtR, and the Court of Cassation of the Republic of Armenia in 2007-2017.
Announcement
Dear citizens, Taking as a basis the complaints of many people applying to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, we announce that the state duty for Apostille authentication of official documents of the Republic of Armenia by the Ministry of Justice is AMD 5000.
A number of issues related to strengthening of public-private partnership discussed
Today, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Artak Zeynalyan received Managing Director of “HayPost Trust Management” Juan Pablo Gechidjian and discussed a number of issues related to the strengthening of public-private partnership.
Ministry of Justice and Delegation of International Committee of the Red Cross in Armenia sign Memorandum of Understanding
The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia and the Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Armenia are deepening their co-operation.
Minister of Justice discusses several issues related to judicial and legal reforms with European counterpart
Today, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Artak Zeynalyan met with Human Rights Director of the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law of the Council of Europe Christophe Poirel and discussed a number of issues related to the judicial-legal sector. Head of the Council of Europe Office in Yerevan Natalia Vutova also participated in the meeting.
