A High-Level Public-Private Dialogue Conference on the Judicial Performance and Statistics Systems Evaluation is organized and underway today on 14 June. The Conference is organized within the framework of the “Multi-Faceted OGP Action: Open Justice & Anti-Corruption Commitments” project. The Conference is organized with participation of the RA Ministry of Justice, Supreme Judicial Council of the RA, “Armenian Lawyers’ Association” NGO and the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia.

Chairman of the RA Supreme Judicial Council Mr. Karen Andreasyan, H.E. Mr. Vassilis Maragos, the Head of the European Union Delegation to Armenia, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Karen Karapetyan, OGP Coordinator/Point of Contact of the Office of the Prime Minister of the RA Ms. Lilya Afrikyan, Chairman of the Governing Board of the CSOs Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia Mr. Movses Aristakesyan, as well as other professionals in the field and judges are participating.

H.E. Mr. Vassilis Maragos, the Head of the European Union Delegation to Armenia, welcomed the evaluation process of judges based on objective criteria.

Addressing the conference, the Ambassador emphasized that the use of statistics and statistical analysis is extremely important for the effectiveness of justice and anti-corruption systems.

“The EU attaches importance to the implementation of reforms aimed at strengthening the rule of law and democracy in RA, including judicial reforms. At the moment, we are providing budgetary and technical support to Armenia. The EU attaches importance to discussions of such processes as inclusive as possible, with the involvement of all interested parties. We also welcome the implementation of such measures by the Armenian Lawyers’ Association and the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia,” the Ambassador noted.

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