  Armenia denies info on Karabakh used as drug transit territory  July 6, 2011 - 18:33 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Police Chief officially denied information suggesting Nagorno Karabakh was used as drug transit territory. As Alik Sargsyan told a news conference in Yerevan, NKR law enforcement agencies are waging an active and consistent struggle against drug trafficking. Sargsyan explained the rumours by “the attempts of neighbouring states to badmouth Karabakh”, noting that no drug trafficking incident was reported on the territory of Artsakh. The head of the Federal Drug Control Service of Russia Viktor Ivanov did not preclude circulation of drugs in conflict zones, however refraining to note if any drug trafficking incidents were reported in Karabakh.  Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
