International Police Association Armenian subsidiary formed July 2, 2011 - 14:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan hosted a founding convention of Armenian police, where a resolution on formation of an Armenian subsidiary of International Police Association (IPA) was passed. IPA President Michael Odysseos, Secretary General George Katsaropoulos; Russian Police Association President Alexey Gankin were invited as honorary guests. As the head of IPA Armenian subsidiary Grigory Sargsyan told journalists, in near future, Armenian subsidiary will stay affiliated with the Russian Police Association, with full IPA membership to be discussed at Israel-hosted summit in 2012. As Sargsyan noted, IPA membership will help Armenia protect the rights of its citizens in countries which have no diplomatic relations with Armenia. Armenia will become the 63rd IPA member; 125 policemen are currently affiliated with IPA Armenian subsidiary. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |