Serzh Sargsyan held a meeting of the National Security Council

ArmInfo.On September 27, President of the Republic of Armenia, Chairman of the National Security Council Serzh Sargsyan held a meeting of the National Security Council.

According to the press service of the Armenian leader, by the agenda  of the meeting, discussed issues related to reforms of the  institutional system in the field of fighting corruption and  activities to improve the effectiveness of the public service system,  as well as on the Information Policy and Information Security  Concept.

Vice Prime Minister, Minister of International Economic Integration  and Reforms of Armenia Vache Gabrielyan and Justice Minister David  Harutyunyan reported the first question to the members of the  National Security Council. The participants of the meeting presented  the measures implemented so far in the anti-corruption sphere,  including a package of draft laws developed as a result of the work  of the working group established in accordance with the decree of the  President of the Republic of December 20, 2016 "On the establishment  of a working group to ensure reforms of the institutional system in  the sphere of fight against corruption. " In addition, the work  carried out in the framework of international cooperation was  presented, as well as the directions of the new anti-corruption  strategy. The Council took note of the reports submitted.  The second  issue on the agenda was reported by the Director of the National  Security Service under the Government of the Republic of Armenia,  Georgy Kutoyan and the Minister of Transport, Communications and  Information Technologies of Armenia Vahan Martirosyan. They stressed  that the Concept of Information Policy and Information Security of  the Republic of Armenia, according to the submitted draft, is an  important component of state policy. The current weighty impact of  information technology on the natural and efficient functioning of  all spheres of management further increases the need for  modernization and development of conceptual and regulatory documents  for ensuring information security.

The director of the National Security Service noted that the project  was prepared by an interdepartmental working group, based on the need  to apply and develop new criteria and strategic directions for  ensuring information security, consonant with the current urgent  challenges and processes in the world. The draft concept presents the  situation in the sphere of ensuring the information security of the  Republic of Armenia, fundamental values, principles, interests,  threats and challenges, policy goals, problems, issues of  international cooperation, etc. In the context of these issues, the  main directions and priorities of the unified information policy are  summarized.

The National Security Council, in view of the proposals that were  voiced as a result of the discussion, approved the draft concept.