Today, 25 January 2022, in the presence of the Deputy Secretary General, Mr Bjørn Berge, Ambassador Arman KHACHATRYAN, Permanent Representative of Armenia to the Council of Europe deposited the instrument of ratification of the Amending Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to the Processing of Personal Data (CETS 223).

Armenia has been Party to Convention 108 since 1 September 2012; it became yesterday the 16th state to ratify the modernised Convention 108 (Convention 108+).

The entry into force of Convention 108+ is crucial in the digital age and many more ratifications will still  be necessary this year and in 2023 to enable this landmark instrument to fully play its part on the international stage.