Andrea Wiktorin reaffirmed EU`s readiness to support reforms to  strengthen rule of law, democracy and human rights

ArmInfo.The fight against corruption remains one of the absolute priorities of the Prosecutor's Office. This was stated by Prosecutor General of Armenia Artur  Davtyan at a meeting with head of the European Union Delegation to  Armenia, Ambassador Andrea Wiktorin.

According to the press service of the Prosecutor's Office, Artur  Davtyan highly appreciated the role of the EU delegation, as  evidenced by the numerous programs implemented with the support of  the EU in Armenia, in particular, in the Armenian Prosecutor's  Office. Of key importance in this regard is the Comprehensive and  Enhanced Partnership Agreement signed between Armenia and the EU,  which sets out the main directions and goals of strategic reforms in  various areas.

The Prosecutor General presented the reforms carried out in the  Prosecutor's Office in connection with the creation of an  anti-corruption unit, as well as a unit specializing in the  confiscation of property of illegal origin. According to him, the  Prosecutor's Office is committed to fulfilling its obligations under  the strategic reform programs in the judiciary and anti-corruption  areas, expressing the hope that the EU will support their  implementation.

Andrea Wiktorin highly appreciated the fact that, despite the war in  Artsakh, the severe consequences of the coronavirus and new  challenges, Armenia continues to implement a package of reforms aimed  at strengthening the rule of law, democracy and human rights. She  expressed the readiness of the EU to support this process,  emphasizing that the program of reforms in the part of the  prosecutor's office is being successfully implemented.

It is noted that during the meeting, the EU assistance programs on  judicial reforms, the introduction of the e-justice system, issues of  mutual interest, including the Armenian practice of using detention  as a measure of restraint, and the initiatives of the RA Prosecutor's  Office to improve this area were discussed.