The Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Armenia, jointly with Yerevan State University and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, has launched the 1^st Student Moot Court Competition “Protection of State Interests of Armenia”.

The Moot Court Competition is dedicated to the 100^th anniversary of the birth of Artavazd Gevorgyan, former Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia. It should be recalled that on 1 July 2026, during the event dedicated to the Day of the Prosecutor’s Office Employee and the 108^th anniversary of the establishment of the Prosecutor’s Office, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia Anna Vardapetyan emphasised the importance of young lawyers knowing the people whose professionalism and state-oriented activities contributed to the development of the institution of the Prosecutor’s Office.

Today, within the framework of the Moot Court Competition, the Prosecutor’s Office organised a masterclass at Yerevan State University, where Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia Anna Vardapetyan and YSU Rector Hovhannes Hovhannisyan delivered welcoming remarks.

Fourteen teams comprising 55 students have applied to participate in the 1^st Student Moot Court Competition “Protection of State Interests of Armenia”.

“I am pleased that these teams represent almost all universities in Armenia that have law faculties, both in Yerevan and in the regions. I thank all of you for the great interest and active participation you have shown in the Moot Court Competition announced on such an important topic,” Anna Vardapetyan said, welcoming the students.

“After being elected Prosecutor General, I set myself the goal that through our work we should strive to invite the best lawyers to the Prosecutor’s Office to serve the interests of the State, because, in addition to requiring professional competence, it is a highly honourable profession,” the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia noted, adding that she expects this initiative to contribute to strengthening a culture of integrity, professional ethics, responsibility and fair competition among young lawyers.

YSU Rector Hovhannes Hovhannisyan also emphasised the importance of the Prosecutor’s Office’s initiative and noted that it is being implemented within the framework of the YSU Legal Laboratory operating in the administrative building of the Prosecutor General’s Office.

As part of the masterclass, Filiana Belluyan, Senior Prosecutor of the Department for Protection of State Interests of the Prosecutor General’s Office; Norayr Nazaryan, Prosecutor of the same Department, as well as Mane Markosyan and Elen Margaryan, Advisers to the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia, addressed a number of issues relating to the protection of state interests, presented the rules of the Moot Court Competition and answered questions from the participants.

The oral rounds of the Moot Court Competition will take place on 30–31 October 2026, while the semi-final and final rounds will be held on 1 November.