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YEREVAN. – The USAID-funded Enterprise Development and Market Competitiveness (EDMC) Project, in cooperation with the Armenian Ministry of Justice and the US Embassy in Armenia, on Friday hosted a conference on the  alternative dispute resolution (ADR) system reforms in Armenia

Aside from Armenian and American judges, representatives from the business community of Armenia likewise attended the event.  

To note, the EDMC Project and the Justice Ministry on Thursday signed a letter of intent to implement business-enabling reforms in Armenia and develop the country’s alternative dispute resolution (ADR) system.

The objective of the conference was to discuss Armenia’s ADR system reforms as a component of improving the business climate, to share the American approach to ADR as an international best practice, and to conduct a mock arbitration and mediation.

Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Justice Yeghishe Kirakosyan, USAID/Armenia Mission Director Karen Hilliard, United States federal judges Ricardo Martinez and Robert Lasnik, and American attorney Thomas Margiotti delivered presentations at the conference.   

From July 2013 to December 2014, the parties will jointly implement a range of activities, including a thorough study of the current ADR system. Through the EDMC project, USAID will support the Ministry of Justice in drafting of primary and secondary legislation and conducting public hearings and roundtable discussions with stakeholders. The activities will not only seek to improve the system but also to raise public awareness of the reforms and to build the confidence of the business community in the ADR system.

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