UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls members  are on a monitoring visit to Armenia

ArmInfo.Robert Abisoghomonyan, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia, received members of the UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls, who are in on a monitoring visit in Yerevan.   presented women's rights policies and priorities in Armenia, and touched on initiatives and steps aimed at ensuring gender equality and eliminating discrimination against women and girls.

The Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia emphasized that gender policy  implementation in the country is institutionalized at the national,  regional, and community levels. It was emphasized that state policy  aims to enhance the role of women in various spheres of life and  increase their representation, including at the decision-making  level. Referring to the implementation of the Republic of Armenia's  third Action Plan, "Women, Peace, Security," the Armenian diplomat  emphasized that he is taking into account regional developments and  prioritizing initiatives focused on strengthening peace.

Abisoghomonyan also noted that Armenia has improved cooperation with  international monitoring bodies, by implementing a national human  rights accountability mechanism, making the process more systematic,  open, and transparent.