YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Representatives of the Ombudsperson's Institutes of Estonia and Lithuania who are in Armenia at present, discuss possibilities of working out and implementation of joint programs with their Armenian partners. As Allar Yoks, the Justice Chancellor (Ombudsman) mentioned at the October 18 press-conference, there are good preconditions in Armenia for formation of a strong Ombudsperson's Institute in Armenia. And the fact that the Ombudsman's Institute in Estonia enjoys confidence of 76% the population proves its' being a success; 60% of the population trusts judges in that country. Larisa Alaverdian, the RA Ombudswoman mentioned that she acquianted her partner from Estonia with more friquent complaints of the citizens. L.Alaverdian finds that the structure of the law on the Estonian Justice Chancellor is much more logical: there are no contradictions in that, while the RA law on Ombudsperson needs correction. It was mentioned that in Estonia an Ombudsperson is appoined by the Parliament and is higher than a minister by the status, has a right to participate in works of the Government and the Parliament by the right of vote. He has a right to call judges to account in the case of necessity. Daiva Valekiyenen, the Ombudsperson's Adviser of Lithuania informed the journalists that the most part of complaints in Lithuania is connected with the problem of giving back lands, a large group of complaints relates to legal bodies and arrestants as well. The Ombudspersons' Advisors of Lithuania (there are 5 Ombudspersons in that country) pay a visit to Armenia within the framework of the project implemented by the OSCE Yerevan Office financing. Its goal is exchange of experience. Employees of the Ombudsperson's Office of Lithuania visited Armenia within the framework of an earlier program.

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