YEREVAN. – The Minister of Justice of Armenia, Rustam Badasyan, on Thursday received newly appointed Czech ambassador Bedřich Kopecký, the information and public relations department at the Ministry of Justice informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

First, the minister expressed the hope that the ambassador will contribute to the development of relations between Armenia and the Czech Republic.

In the context of close Armenian-Czech cooperation, the ambassador, for his part, underscored his country’s ratification—in May—of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between Armenia and the European Union.

During their ensuing talk, Minister Badasyan noted that Armenia is carrying out intensive judicial and anticorruption reforms. In response, Ambassador Kopecký expressed the readiness by the Czech Ministry of Justice to assist in these processes.

The parties also discussed several other matters of mutual interest.