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FBI agent appreciates Armenia's cooperation in arms smuggling probe
Mediamax news agency
21 Mar 05
Yerevan, 21 March: "The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)
appreciates the professionalism and active cooperation of the Armenian
authorities," the US embassy in Armenia has quoted FBI agent Bryan
Paarmann, who has been in Armenia since 18 March, as saying.
Bryan Paarmann, jointly with the Armenian law-enforcement bodies,
is investigating the illegal weapons smuggling into the USA.
One of those arrested on this case is Armenian citizen Artur
Solomonyan.
The US embassy said further that "the investigation has not found
any evidence that arms were taken outside Armenia and transported to
the USA".
"The Armenian authorities are actively cooperating and have already
made several arrests to make sure that arms are not taken outside
Armenia illegally," the embassy told Mediamax.
Mediamax news agency
21 Mar 05
Yerevan, 21 March: "The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)
appreciates the professionalism and active cooperation of the Armenian
authorities," the US embassy in Armenia has quoted FBI agent Bryan
Paarmann, who has been in Armenia since 18 March, as saying.
Bryan Paarmann, jointly with the Armenian law-enforcement bodies,
is investigating the illegal weapons smuggling into the USA.
One of those arrested on this case is Armenian citizen Artur
Solomonyan.
The US embassy said further that "the investigation has not found
any evidence that arms were taken outside Armenia and transported to
the USA".
"The Armenian authorities are actively cooperating and have already
made several arrests to make sure that arms are not taken outside
Armenia illegally," the embassy told Mediamax.