A/HRC/44/10/Add.1 1. Armenia welcomes the recommendations made during its Third Universal Periodic Review on 23 January 2020. 2. In accordance with para 153 of A/HRC/44/10, the following recommendations for which a position was pending have been examined by the appropriate ministries and departments, and the following final positions have been generated: 2 153.1. Supported. 153.2, 153.3. Supported, included in the Migration Strategy of Armenia for 2017–2021. 153.4. Supported, under implementation. The convention is undergoing the internal ratification procedure. 153.5, 153.6. Supported. Armenia signed the Optional Protocol during the 74th session of UN GA on September 26, 2019 and will undertake all the necessary steps towards its ratification. 153.7, 153.8. Supported. Armenia signed both Optional Protocols during the 74th session of UN GA on September 26, 2019 and will undertake all necessary steps towards its ratification. 153.9–153.11. Noted. Pursuant to August 13, 2004 decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia on the issue of the compatibility of the obligations enshrined in the agreement on the Statute of the International Criminal Court signed in Rome on July 17, 1998 with the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, it was determined that the provision on supplementing the national criminal jurisdiction stipulated by part 10 of the Preamble and Article 1 of the Statute did not comply with the norms stipulated by Articles 91 and 92 of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia. By the Constitutional amendments of 2015 the content of the respective articles of the Constitution was not amended, thus the issue of the incompatibility of the Statute with the Constitution remained unresolved. 153.12–153.23. Supported. A comprehensive awareness-raising campaign was launched, and a package of amendments aimed at bringing the national legal framework in full compliance with the Convention will be presented to the Parliament. 153.24–153.26. Supported, already implemented. 153.27. Noted. The recommendation will be considered within the framework of further social reforms. 153.28. Supported. 153.29–153.31. Supported. 153.32. Supported. There are various sectorial plans and programs to fight all forms of exploitation of persons, including human trafficking. 153.33. Supported. 153.34. Supported. An effective monitoring and reporting mechanism of the implementation of the National Strategy for Human Rights Protection (NSHRP) was introduced. 153.35. Supported. The Government adopted the Strategy on Judicial reforms for 2019-2023 according to which a number of actions aiming at strengthening the rule of law and developing democratic institutions will be undertaken. 153.36. Supported.

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