Armenia’s Srbuhi Galyan said Commonwealth of Independent States justice ministers signed documents in Yerevan on 10 November. She said the parties plan to improve cooperation between civil registry offices and move more of their work into digital systems.
Justice ministers from Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member countries signed cooperation documents at their council meeting in Yerevan on 10 November, Armenia’s Justice Minister Srbuhi Galyan said at a briefing afterward. The parties plan to improve cooperation between civil registry offices and advance their digitalization, she said. Armenpress covered the briefing.
Armenia holds the council’s 2026 chairmanship following a decision at the previous session in Minsk on 25 June 2025, ArmInfo said. The role includes coordinating the council’s work and hosting its next session.
The council’s 20th session brought together Galyan, Russia’s Justice Minister Konstantin Chuychenko, Tajikistan’s Justice Minister Muzaffar Ashuriyon, Uzbekistan’s Justice Minister Akbar Tashkulov and Kyrgyzstan’s First Deputy Justice Minister Saira Yzakova. Belarus’s Justice Minister Yevgeny Kovalenko joined by video link.
ArmInfo reported that Galyan welcomed delegation heads, including Chuychenko, at the Dvin hotel and that the session would be held behind closed doors. Galyan later briefed journalists on its work.
Armenpress’s opening account listed 14 agenda items, including reports on Armenia’s chairmanship and the implementation of earlier council decisions. Draft decisions had been prepared and submitted for adoption.
Welcoming participants, Galyan described Armenia’s chairmanship as an important opportunity to strengthen and develop legal cooperation among member states. Reviewing the preceding 35 years, she cited the adoption of more than 7,000 documents and the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly’s development of more than 400 model laws and recommendations, as well as improvements in mutual legal assistance and cooperation in notarial and legal practice.
Armenia’s government approved a proposal to sign an agreement on cooperation among CIS justice ministries on 5 November 2026, NEWS.am said that day. Signing was scheduled for the Yerevan session. The proposal sought cooperation on justice, the rights and lawful interests of individuals and the state, and exchanges of experience in legal information and digital projects.
The proposed agreement envisaged working meetings, consultations and exchanges of legal acts and professional materials. Its justification identified a long-term aim: improving processes within Armenia’s Justice Ministry by studying and applying other CIS countries’ experience.
The event-funding proposal’s justification described the council’s general role as discussing justice-cooperation priorities, identifying joint initiatives and exchanging positions and experience on legal and institutional issues.
Galyan identified legal assistance and requests for necessary documents in the digital sphere as areas requiring further work. She said the outlined cooperation ranged from exchanging experience to creating unified databases, and forecast a substantial workload in 2027.
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