Today, the RA Minister of Agriculture Ignati Araqelyan received the representatives of the organizations that are implementing the ““Commitment to Constructive Dialogue” Project.
Mr. Karen Zadoyan, the President of the Armenian Lawyer’s Association, “Commitment to Constructive Dialogue” Project Manager presented the program in details and said that the CSOs’ capacities would be empowered in the scope of the project aimed at identification of the existing problems in the sector in cooperation with the state and local government bodies and to developing public policies for their solution.
A consortium of 6 organizations is implementing the project. Armenian Lawyers’ Association is leading the Consortium. The project would have 9 target areas, 3 areas have already been selected and approved. Currently studies and meetings are conducted with different government authorities for the selection of the 6 remaining areas of the project aimed at raising the issues and mapping.
Ignati Arakelyan expressed willingness to cooperate in the scope of the project. He noted that currently it is foreseen to develop the law on agriculture (there are a number of legal acts regulating the sector, however there is a great need for a complete document). There are also problems in veterinary and other sub-sectors.
The “Commitment to Constructive Dialogue” Project is implemented with the financial support of the European Union by the “Armenian Lawyers’ Association” NGO in cooperation with its partners; Agora Central Europe o.p.s (an NGO from the Czech Republic), Armenian Center for Democratic Education-CIVITAS, “International Center for Human Development” Public Organization, SME Cooperation Association and Union of Communities of Armenia.
