ARMENIA TO DELEGATE POLICE UNIT TO CSTO COLLECTIVE FORCES
Interfax
April 15 2009
Russia
The Armenian police will attach a unit from its organized crime
department to the Collective Operational Response Forces within the
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Armenian police chief
Alik Sarkisian said at a press conference on Wednesday.
"A special unit from the Armenian police's 6th main department will
be sent to the CSTO Collective Operational Response Forces. It has
been decided to send about 30 people now," Sarkisian said in response
to a question from Interfax.
Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said two Russian police
units would be attached to the CSTO collective forces.
"A hundred people will be delegated from OMON [the riot police
forces] and 150 people from the special purpose police forces,"
Nurgaliyev said.
Yerevan hosted a first meeting between the CSTO interior ministers on
Wednesday. They discussed the establishment and functioning of the
CSTO Collective Operational Response Forces and interaction between
the Interior Ministries within the CSTO format.
Interfax
April 15 2009
Russia
The Armenian police will attach a unit from its organized crime
department to the Collective Operational Response Forces within the
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Armenian police chief
Alik Sarkisian said at a press conference on Wednesday.
"A special unit from the Armenian police's 6th main department will
be sent to the CSTO Collective Operational Response Forces. It has
been decided to send about 30 people now," Sarkisian said in response
to a question from Interfax.
Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said two Russian police
units would be attached to the CSTO collective forces.
"A hundred people will be delegated from OMON [the riot police
forces] and 150 people from the special purpose police forces,"
Nurgaliyev said.
Yerevan hosted a first meeting between the CSTO interior ministers on
Wednesday. They discussed the establishment and functioning of the
CSTO Collective Operational Response Forces and interaction between
the Interior Ministries within the CSTO format.