U.S. AMBASSADOR AND ARMENIA'S PROSECUTOR GENERAL SIGN TWO NEW PROTOCOLS
armradio.am
16.09.2009 18:20
U.S. Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch and Armenian Prosecutor General
Aghvan Hovsepyan signed two Protocols on the amendment to the Letter
of Agreement on Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement between the
Government of the United States of America and the Government of
Armenia. These are the ninth and tenth amendments to the Letter of
Agreement, and under them the U.S.
Government will provide additional assistance to the Government of
Armenia in the amount of $2,286,050 for several assistance programs.
These funds will support a number of Armenian institutions and
bilateral projects: the forensic laboratory of the National Academy of
Sciences' National Bureau of Expertises, the Central Bank's Financial
Monitoring Center, a Resident Legal Adviser from the U.S. Department of
Justice, a legal socialization project carried out by the NGO Project
Harmony, the American Bar Association's Rule of Law Initiative,
assistance for victims of human trafficking, and development of law
enforcement academies in Armenia.
Since the signing of the original Letter of Agreement on June 11,
2001, the United States has provided over twelve million dollars of
justice sector assistance to the Government of Armenia through the
Embassy's International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Section.
armradio.am
16.09.2009 18:20
U.S. Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch and Armenian Prosecutor General
Aghvan Hovsepyan signed two Protocols on the amendment to the Letter
of Agreement on Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement between the
Government of the United States of America and the Government of
Armenia. These are the ninth and tenth amendments to the Letter of
Agreement, and under them the U.S.
Government will provide additional assistance to the Government of
Armenia in the amount of $2,286,050 for several assistance programs.
These funds will support a number of Armenian institutions and
bilateral projects: the forensic laboratory of the National Academy of
Sciences' National Bureau of Expertises, the Central Bank's Financial
Monitoring Center, a Resident Legal Adviser from the U.S. Department of
Justice, a legal socialization project carried out by the NGO Project
Harmony, the American Bar Association's Rule of Law Initiative,
assistance for victims of human trafficking, and development of law
enforcement academies in Armenia.
Since the signing of the original Letter of Agreement on June 11,
2001, the United States has provided over twelve million dollars of
justice sector assistance to the Government of Armenia through the
Embassy's International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Section.