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Minister of Justice and Ambassador of India emphasise the need for deepening bilateral relations in the field of mutual legal assistance
Today, during a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to Armenia Kishan Dan Devali, Minister of Justice Karen Andreasyan highly appreciated India’s clear position on the encroachment of Azerbaijan on the sovereign territory of Armenia
The Netherlands will support Armenia to implement reforms in the judicial and legal sector. Karen Andreasyan and the Ambassador meet
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is ready to support Armenia to implement the reforms launched in the judicial and legal sector. Today, Minister of Justice Karen Andreasyan and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of The Netherlands to Armenia Nico Schermers discussed the issues of co-operation between Armenia and The Netherlands.
Armenia needs strong support of international partners to ensure return of prisoners of war and hostages — Karen Andreasyan meets Head of ICRC Delegation
For the purpose of ensuring urgent return of Armenian prisoners of war and civilians held in Azerbaijan, Armenia needs the strong support of international partners and the strengthening of international pressure in this regard. Minister of Justice Karen Andreasyan emphasised this today during the meeting with Head of the Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Thierry Ribo.
Issue of the need for constitutional reforms discussed with management staff of Chamber of Advocates
On 1 September, Minister of Justice Karen Andreasyan visited the Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia and met Chairperson of the Chamber Ara Zohrabyan, members of the Board and other representatives of the Chamber.
Minister Andreasyan discusses with Ambassador of China the opportunities for co-operation in the penitentiary, judicial and legal sectors
Today, Minister of Justice Karen Andreasyan discussed with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Armenia Fan Yong issues related to the commitment to implement radical reforms in the penitentiary, judicial and legal sectors, and to the possibility for co-operating with the Chinese side in that direction.
Minister of Justice discusses with Head of the ADB Office in Armenia programmes in the penitentiary, compulsory enforcement, judicial and legal, and bankruptcy sectors
Today, Minister of Justice Karen Andreasyan discussed with Head of the Office of Asian Development Bank in Armenia Paolo Spantigati a number of programmes aimed at implementing reforms in the penitentiary, compulsory enforcement, judicial and legal, and bankruptcy sectors.
Minister of Justice meets with members of Supreme Judicial Council and Acting Chairperson of the Council
Today, on 10 August, the Supreme Judicial Council of the Republic of Armenia, under the leadership of Acting Chairperson of the Council Gagik Jhangiryan, received Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Karen Andreasyan.
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan pays joint working visit to Patrol Service with U.S. Ambassador and Acting Head of EU Delegation
On 9 August of this year, for the purpose of getting acquainted with the results of the activities that the Patrol Service has carried out in the past month, Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan paid a joint working visit to the Patrol Service with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Armenia Lynne Tracy and Acting Head of the Delegation of the European Union Jan Plešinger. Head of Police Vahe Ghazaryan, First Deputy Minister of Justice Kristinne Grigoryan as well as representatives of the Police and the Ministry of Justice were also attending the meeting.
New Patrol Service to be launched throughout the Republic of Armenia in 2023
On 7 July 2021, the new Patrol Service was launched in Yerevan. It was implemented within the scope of police reforms that were launched in 2019.
Nikol Pashinyan: Our notions of the justice sector must also comply with the vision of citizens of the Republic of Armenia
The Prime Minister expressed gratitude to former Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan for the work done and congratulated Karen Andreasyan on being appointed Minister of Justice. The Prime Minister attached importance to the reforms being implemented in the justice sector and stated that a sense of presence of fairness and justice is eventually one of the major objectives that the people had set forth for the authorities during the revolution that took place in 2018.
For the first time, officers of the Patrol Police join service in Yerevan
For the first time, the officers of the Patrol Police joined the service in Yerevan. In December 2019, the Prime Minister assigned to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia to elaborate jointly with the Police the Programme for Police Reforms of the Government, which was elaborated with the involvement of all responsible persons, international partners, reputable experts and human rights defenders and was approved by the Government in April 2020.
Rustam Badasyan receives Ambassador of Italy to Armenia
Today, Acting Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan received newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to Armenia Alfonso Di Riso.
