At the 20th anniversary meeting of the Council of Ministers of Justice of the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) held in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, the parties signed cooperation agreements between the relevant departments.

These agreements are aimed at developing cooperation in ensuring the rights and legitimate interests of justice, individuals, and the state, as well as exchanging experience in legal information and digital projects.

Also, the justice ministers of the CIS countries discussed the initiative of the Ministry of Justice of Armenia to create a new working body of the aforesaid council: the Methodological Council of Civil Status Registration Bodies.

Practical implementation of the decision of the Council of Heads of CIS States to declare 2027 the Year of Legal Awareness was discussed, too.

One of the important matters on the agenda was the implementation of the initiative of Uzbekistan to create a unified electronic system for information exchange between the ministries of justice of the CIS member states.