Armenian Ombudsman received the delegation of the General Secretariat of the Council of Europe
ArmInfo.Ombudsman of Armenia Arman Tatoayn received the delegation of the General Secretariat of the Council of Europe headed by the Head of the Secretariat for Political Affairs Alexander Gessel.
As the press service of the Ombudsman reports, the delegation also included deputy Daniel Hochabon, responsible for Armenia's affairs Maxim Lengang, head of the CE delegation in Armenia Natalia Vutova, permanent representative of Armenia in the CE Paruyr Hovhannisyan and second secretary of the CE department of the European department of the Armenian Foreign Ministry Aram Hakobyan.
The sides discussed the progress on the implementation of the commitments undertaken by Armenia, after the visit of the CE CoE reporters on democracy in 2015. Stressing the important role of the Ombudsman, the parties discussed issues related to the priorities for cooperation and the protection of human rights. Tatoyan spoke about the new functions of the Ombudsman, enshrined in the constitutional law "On the Human Rights Defender," the tasks facing the ombudsman's office, as well as cooperation with civil society.
At the end of the meeting, the sides expressed their readiness to strengthen and expand the effective cooperation that has evolved.