CIS COOPERATION ON SECURITY SHOULD BE IMPROVED: ARMENIA'S PRESIDENT
YEREVAN, October 18. /ARKA/. Armenia's president Serzh Sargsyan
stressed the importance of improving cooperation on security issues
within CIS at his meeting with heads of delegations of the national
security and special investigation bodies of CIS countries, the
presidential press office reported.
The 35th session of the Council of heads of security and special
investigative services of CIS-member states was held in Tsakhkadzor
town of Armenia on October 15-17. The meeting was attended by security
service representatives of all CIS countries, apart from Azerbaijan.
Reps of intelligence services of some Western countries (France,
Germany, Italy, and Spain) were invited as observers.
Sargsyan stressed the importance of focusing on any security
threats and said this cooperation contributes also to development of
inter-state ties and friendship.
The president was briefed on the issues discussed during the Council's
session in Tsakhkadzor.
The head of the Council, director of the Russian federal security
service Alexander Bortnikov said cooperation within the Council against
the challenges in the modern world, terrorism, drug trafficking and
organized crime in particular, is developing dynamically.
Bortnikov also stressed importance of exchange of
experience between the countries and need for efforts
to harmonize national legislations.-0- - See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/politics/cis_cooperation_on_security_should_be_improved_arm enia_s_president/#sthash.iIjyPTQA.dpuf
From: Baghdasarian
YEREVAN, October 18. /ARKA/. Armenia's president Serzh Sargsyan
stressed the importance of improving cooperation on security issues
within CIS at his meeting with heads of delegations of the national
security and special investigation bodies of CIS countries, the
presidential press office reported.
The 35th session of the Council of heads of security and special
investigative services of CIS-member states was held in Tsakhkadzor
town of Armenia on October 15-17. The meeting was attended by security
service representatives of all CIS countries, apart from Azerbaijan.
Reps of intelligence services of some Western countries (France,
Germany, Italy, and Spain) were invited as observers.
Sargsyan stressed the importance of focusing on any security
threats and said this cooperation contributes also to development of
inter-state ties and friendship.
The president was briefed on the issues discussed during the Council's
session in Tsakhkadzor.
The head of the Council, director of the Russian federal security
service Alexander Bortnikov said cooperation within the Council against
the challenges in the modern world, terrorism, drug trafficking and
organized crime in particular, is developing dynamically.
Bortnikov also stressed importance of exchange of
experience between the countries and need for efforts
to harmonize national legislations.-0- - See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/politics/cis_cooperation_on_security_should_be_improved_arm enia_s_president/#sthash.iIjyPTQA.dpuf
From: Baghdasarian