YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN. The Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia encourages and welcomes the fact, when Armenian advocates come to Armenia from abroad for the purpose of carrying out advocatory activities in Armenia and receive a lisence. As advocate Ruben Sahakian, the Chairman of the Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia, declared in his interview with a Noyan Tapan correspondent, Raymond Yezegelian, an advocate living in France, is the first among the advocates of France, who has received a lisence. Ruben Sahakian stressed that according to Article 17 of the Law on "Advocacy", a foreign advocate can be accredited and operate in Armenia, according to the power of attorney: the law does not envisage a swearing-in ceremony by a foreign advocate, however, Raymond Yezegelian offered to make an oath on his own initiative, "and we were not against." A small gathering was organized in the Golden Tulip hotel of Yerevan, where the French-Armenian advocate swore an oath: "As he does not master the Armenian language very well, I read the text and made an oath with him for the second time," Ruben Sahakian said. Raymond Yezegelian promised the participants of the gathering to master Armenian in a year. According to the head of the advocatory structure of Armenia, this event can become a stipulus for the Armenians living abroad to be accredited in Armenia, advocacy will only gain from it. "They will carry on very few cases, they will mainly serve companies of civil and economic character, which carry out activities in their country and Armenia," Ruben Sahakian said. Up to now advocates from Iran, Russia, Great Britain and Canada have received lisences.

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