Armenia`s FM calls for  swift and decisive actiona against domestic  violence in the country

ArmInfo.  It is high time to admit that discrimination against women and domestic violence are a reality in the Republic of Armenia, and these issues can no longer be ignored or concealed.  The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, Ararat Mirzoyan, made this statement at a government meeting on April 23 during the discussion of the project < Gender policy  Implementation Strategy for  2025-2028 and the Action Plan>.  <More  specifically, there is violence against women and domestic violence>,  the minister noted.

According to him, a stereotype has formed in society that such  phenomena are only typical of the regions.  <However, I would like to  note that they also occur in the capital,> he emphasized.  The  Foreign Minister noted that in case of discrimination, additional  measures can be used in public and economic life, through educational  and psychological approaches. <Violence is usually unacceptable and  unjustifiable,> he stated. Ararat Mirzoyan is convinced that the  state must take decisive and systemic actions. He proposed developing  a specific  preventive educational toolkit, and establishing a rapid  response  system in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.