As invited expert representing civil society in Armenia, Amalia Kostanyan, Chairwoman of Transparency International Anti-corruption Center, came up with recommendation on democracy, good governance and human rights during an international conference, held in Prague from May 5 to 6, 2009. The main objective of the conference was to facilitate dialogue of civil society of EU Member States and Eastern Partnership countries on the importance, content and practical implementation of the initiative and to formulate specific recommendations for its dynamic development.

The conference, an official side-event of the Czech EU Presidency, was organized by the Association for International Affairs with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. Draft recommendations for practical implementation of the initiative and the future work of the proposed Eastern Partnership were finalized during workshops, followed by plenary session. Final recommendations were presented to representatives of EU Presidencies, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and the European Commission at the end of the session. The conference brought together 120 participants of non-governmental sector representatives from Eastern Partnership and EU member countries.