Armenia to join agreement on training personnel for CIS penal  services

ArmInfo.  On August 14, the Government of Armenia approved the draft decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia On approval of the Agreement on training  personnel for the penitentiary services of the member states of the  Commonwealth of Independent States.

As noted in the justification for the document, the subject of the  Agreement, signed in Moscow on December 12, 2024, is the procedure  for organizing the training of relevant personnel in this area.

The adoption of the Agreement is aimed at training high-level  personnel for the penitentiary services of the member states of the  Commonwealth of Independent States, corresponding to the challenges  of the modern world, as well as at creating effective mechanisms for  interaction between the Parties in this area.

The Agreement provides that cooperation between the participating  states in this area will be carried out through competent authorities  in accordance with the domestic legislation of the participating  states and international obligations.

The document stipulates that the training of personnel for  penitentiary services will be carried out according to the programs  of educational institutions of the receiving Party in compliance with  the standards and restrictions established by the legislation of the  latter, and the selection of candidates for training will be carried  out by the sending Party. The Parties' expenses related to the  implementation of the Agreement shall be borne by the competent  authorities of the states of the Parties at the expense and within  the limits of funds provided for in the national budgets allocated  for the implementation of their functions, as well as at the expense  of extra-budgetary sources attracted by the Parties (their economic  entities), in the manner established by national legislation.

The Agreement establishes the procedure for submitting applications  for the training of personnel for penitentiary institutions.