Deputy Minister of Justice of Armenia, CoE delegation discuss  bilateral cooperation 

ArmInfo. Armenia's Deputy Minister of Justice, Anna Karapetyan, discussed key issues on the reform agenda at the Ministry of Justice with a delegation from the Council of Europe, led by Lilia Gretarsdottir, Head of the Department  of Human Rights, Justice and Legal Cooperation.

As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Justice of  Armenia, during the meeting the parties discussed reforms in human  rights, judiciary and legal matters, anti-corruption and other areas.  In this regard, the interlocutors highly appreciated the level of  implementation and funding of the CoE action plan for 2023-2026.

During the meeting, expert evaluations of the package of bills being  developed since 2024 regarding the Judicial Code, criminal  legislation and legislative initiatives in the field of human rights  protection were presented. Karapetyan also emphasized the  significance of involving arbitrators from the CoE member states in  the upcoming "arbitration week" in the fall of this year, expressing  confidence that this could inject new energy into the development of  the institute.  The meeting also discussed the outcomes of the   interdepartmental commission's review of ECHR decisions. At the end  of the discussions, Karapetyan provided  her CoE colleagues a  document outlining the Ministry's priorities and stressing the  importance of establishing a substantive agenda for future  cooperation.