Armenia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Robert Abisoghomonyan received members of the UN working group on discrimination against women and girls on Monday, who are in Armenia on a monitoring visit, the foreign ministry said in a press release.

Abisoghomonyan presented Armenia’s policy and priorities regarding women’s rights, and outlined initiatives and steps aimed at ensuring gender equality and eliminating discrimination against women and girls.

The deputy minister said the implementation of gender policy in Armenia is institutionalized at the national, regional and community levels. He noted that state policy is aimed at expanding the role and increasing the representation of women in various spheres of life, including at the decision-making level.

Regarding the third action plan of “Women, Peace, Security”, Abisoghomonyan said it takes into account developments in the region and includes initiatives aimed at strengthening peace as a priority.

Abisoghomonyan also said that the introduction of a national accountability mechanism in the field of human rights in Armenia has made cooperation with international monitoring bodies more systematic, open and transparent.