YEREVAN, OCTOBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The 27th conference of the Justice Ministers of European countries will not remain without consequences for Armenia: positive experience of all countries, expressed opinions will certainly be taken into account, legislative amendments will also be made. RA Justice Minister Davit Haroutiunian stated about it at the October 13 summing up press conference. He mentioned that during the three-day conference, 43 representatives of the 46 member states of the Council of Europe discussed the very modern theme: "Victims: Place, Rights and Assistance." A special attention was paid to issues of assistance to victims of crimes, family violence, preventing criminal. It was mentioned that the next conference will take place in late 2007 or early 2008 on the Canary Isls. Responding correspondents' questions, the RA Justice Minister mentioned that practice of assisting victims has been used in a number of countries for about 3 dozens of years. In that sense, in the Minister's words, the experience of Austria, Belgium, Great Britain is model one. He emphasized that the same process must not be in Armenia of immediate, single character, but must be implemented by a constantly functioning state structure. "You will be witnesses of the first steps soon, during the coming 2 months," D.Haroutiunian assured.

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