Artur Hovhannisyan attached importance to the organisation of such discussions of laws in terms of establishing a common practice in the course of enforcement thereof and noted that there was a constant flow of questions regarding the Law both in the course of development of the draft and after adoption of the Law. Within that context, the Deputy Minister assured that the Law would be reviewed after a while. The First Deputy Minister wished the participants a productive and meaningful discussion.

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Chairperson of the Chamber Vanine Hovsepyan expressed her gratitude to the Minister for the visit and noted that even though amendments have been made to the Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Notary" during recent years, there is still a need to improve the sector. The Chairperson of the Chamber attached special importance to the need for notaries to establish a common practice and the need for the creation of a unified archive.

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The objective of the meeting was to find - as a result of holding discussions - proportionate solutions for ensuring implementation of the recommendations presented in the 2016 Report of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) on Armenia.

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Director of the Foundation Tigran Markosyan stated that the development of the bankruptcy field was one of the priorities of the Government. According to him, within the scope of activities carried out in this field, the reports submitted by the World Bank and the certain emphases made therein have been always taken into consideration.

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Deputy Minister Suren Krmoyan and Head of the Agency Garush Davtyan presented to Minister Zeynalyan the problems related to daily tasks and talked about the issues that require urgent solutions. The issues were mainly related to the need to carry out legislative reforms in the field, as well as the need for improvement of building conditions and for technical equipment.

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During the meeting, the parties touched upon the legal regulations related to the field of the fight against narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in the Republic of Armenia. In particular, Deputy Minister Kocharyan presented the functions of different state institutions in the field of control over traffic of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and the legal acts regulating them, emphasising that the legal regulations are constantly updated and upgraded, in relation to the existence of newly emerging narcotic drugs.

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Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia Arman Tatoyan, Chairperson of the Supreme Judicial Council of the Republic of Armenia Gagik Harutyunyan, First Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Artur Hovhannisyan, Acting Chairperson of the Court of Cassation of the Republic of Armenia Yervand Khundkaryan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of Armenia Bernhard Matthias Kiesler, judges, German experts and others participated in the event.

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Today, Minister Zeynalyan met with President of the Venice Commission Gianni Buquicchio. During the meeting, the Minister expressed his gratitude for the effective co-operation of the Venice Commission with the Government. The parties recorded that there was a mutual will and potential to deepen the co-operation.

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Minister Zeynalyan noted that the Government of the Republic of Armenia highly appreciated the effective co-operation established with the Council of Europe in the field of reforms in the justice sector, human rights protection, the fight against corruption, the penitentiary system, and emphasised that the Government was willing to continue fulfilling the commitments assumed before the Council of Europe. During the meeting, the parties touched upon the Armenia-Council of Europe 2015-2018 Action Plan, which is being finalised, sector-specific priorities of the 2019-2022 Action Plan, as well as the activities targeted at the fight against corruption.

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Welcoming the guests, Deputy Minister Krmoyan informed that it had been a long time since the Ministry of Justice was improving the Armenian legislative field, in co-operation with German organisations (GIZ, IRZ), and in this context the German Government is one of the best partners of the Ministry of Justice.

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