Armenia highlights need for deeper cooperation with Eurojust 

ArmInfo. On September 20, RA Minister of Justice Grigor Minasyan received a delegation led by  the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Armenia, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Vassilis Maragos.

As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Justice, during  the meeting the Minister pointed out the high level of cooperation  with the EU in the context of ensuring democratic reforms and the  rule of law in Armenia. Grigor Minasyan also noted the need to deepen  cooperation with the EU Criminal Justice Agency (Eurojust),  emphasizing the importance of signing the draft working agreement.

The Minister of Justice expressed gratitude to the EU for supporting  the renovation of two buildings of the Abovyan Penitentiary  Institution and expressed hope that cooperation in this direction  will be ongoing. Vasilis Maragos, touching upon the dialogue on visa  liberalization with the European Union, pointed out the planned  actions in this direction. During the meeting, the issues of  implementation of the agreement on comprehensive and enhanced  partnership between Armenia and the EU, budget support from the EU,  as well as the development of the e-justice system were also  discussed. Grigor Minasyan and Vasilis Maragos agreed to continue  joint work in the context of justice sector reform