A discussion over Draft Law of RA "On Lobbying" was held by Partnership for Open Society on June 22, 2006 at 11:00 at the Erato Hall of Armenia Marriott hotel. Presentations were made by David Sandukhchyan, Head of Legal Department, Internews-Armenia NGO, Ashot Abovyan, Deputy Minister of Justice and Sona Ayvazyan, Executive Director, CRD/TI Armenia.

Armenian Government justifies the need for this draft by the fact that it has been proposed in the Anti-corruption Strategy and its Implementation Plan. While, in local and international experts' opinion, the developed draft not only fails to prevent corruption in Armenia, but also provides new opportunities for its proliferation and hampers public participation and advocacy.