The Prosecutor's Offices of Armenia and Estonia to Deepen Cooperation: Anna Vardapetyan Receives Estonian Prosecutor General
On 30 June 2026, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia Anna Vardapetyan received the delegation headed by Prosecutor General of the Republic of Estonia Astrid Asi, who arrived in Armenia on a working visit.
The Estonian delegation is visiting Armenia to participate in the high-level international conference entitled “Following the Illicit Money: Prosecution, Recovery, Management and Enhancing Victim-Centred Responses in criminal justice”, organized within the framework of the Armenian Platform for European Prosecutors' Dialogue (APEPD).
The meeting was also attended by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia to the Republic of Armenia, Marge Mardisalu-Kahar.
Welcoming the guests, Anna Vardapetyan thanked them for accepting the invitation and congratulated Astrid Asi on assuming the office of Prosecutor General, expressing confidence that her professional expertise and experience will make a significant contribution to the further development of the Estonian Prosecutor's Office and to addressing contemporary challenges effectively.
Referring to the cooperation between the prosecution services of the two countries, the parties highly appreciated the existing level of international legal cooperation in criminal proceedings, emphasizing that the international legal instruments in force between Armenia and Estonia provide a solid basis for effective collaboration.
The participants also discussed opportunities for cooperation within the framework of relations between the Republic of Armenia and Eurojust.
Anna Vardapetyan also presented the outcomes of the high-level international conferences held in Yerevan in recent years with the support of European partners. She noted that, in light of the positive feedback received from partner countries, a decision had been made to institutionalize the initiative and continue it under the framework of the Armenian Platform for European Prosecutors' Dialogue (APEPD).
The Prosecutors General of the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Estonia reaffirmed their commitment to continuing the exchange of experience, deepening professional cooperation, and joining efforts to further develop their prosecution services, strengthen international legal cooperation, and enhance the effectiveness of combating transnational crime, cybercrime, corruption, and money laundering.