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Protocol on the 11th amendment to the Letter of Agreement on Narcotics
Control and Law Enforcement between the Governments of the USA and
Armenia signed
YEREVAN, JULY 23, ARMENPRESS: On July 23, 2010 the Armenian Prosecutor
General Aghvan Hovsepyan and U.S. Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch
signed a Protocol 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.
Press service of the Prosecutor General's office told Armenpress this
is the eleventh amendment to the Letter of Agreement, under which the
U.S. Government will provide additional assistance to the Government
of Armenia in the amount of $2,875,284 for several assistance
programs.
This agreement is an important part of the continuing partnership
between the U.S and Armenia. The funds granted through the amendment
will benefit the Armenian people through 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 PH International, the American Bar
Association's Rule of Law Initiative, assistance for victims of human
trafficking, and development of law enforcement in Armenia. Since the
signing of the original Letter of Agreement on June 11, 2001, the
United States has provided over fourteen million dollars of justice
sector assistance to the Government of Armenia through the Embassy's
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Section. Among the major
projects are the creation of an information system for the RA Police,
expansion of the Border Management Information System (BMIS) to all
Armenian border crossings, establishment of RA NAS National Bureau of
Expertises - a forensic laboratory for the use of all Armenian law
enforcement, renovation and curricula development of the Police
Training Center, technical assistance and computer hardware and
software for the Central Bank's Financial Monitoring Center,
assistance for human trafficking victims, and support for judicial and
legislative reform.
From: A. Papazian
Control and Law Enforcement between the Governments of the USA and
Armenia signed
YEREVAN, JULY 23, ARMENPRESS: On July 23, 2010 the Armenian Prosecutor
General Aghvan Hovsepyan and U.S. Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch
signed a Protocol 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.
Press service of the Prosecutor General's office told Armenpress this
is the eleventh amendment to the Letter of Agreement, under which the
U.S. Government will provide additional assistance to the Government
of Armenia in the amount of $2,875,284 for several assistance
programs.
This agreement is an important part of the continuing partnership
between the U.S and Armenia. The funds granted through the amendment
will benefit the Armenian people through 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 PH International, the American Bar
Association's Rule of Law Initiative, assistance for victims of human
trafficking, and development of law enforcement in Armenia. Since the
signing of the original Letter of Agreement on June 11, 2001, the
United States has provided over fourteen million dollars of justice
sector assistance to the Government of Armenia through the Embassy's
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Section. Among the major
projects are the creation of an information system for the RA Police,
expansion of the Border Management Information System (BMIS) to all
Armenian border crossings, establishment of RA NAS National Bureau of
Expertises - a forensic laboratory for the use of all Armenian law
enforcement, renovation and curricula development of the Police
Training Center, technical assistance and computer hardware and
software for the Central Bank's Financial Monitoring Center,
assistance for human trafficking victims, and support for judicial and
legislative reform.
From: A. Papazian