 Armenia’s law enforcement agencies join forces against illegal drug trafficking September 30, 2011 - 15:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Series of steps to combat illegal trafficking were scheduled on the sidelines of police reform project, according to senior deputy chief of Armenian Police. As Hunan Poghosyan stated during the sitting of the interdepartmental committee for drug addiction and drug trafficking, measures to increase the effectiveness of struggle against trafficking were discussed, with candidatures of the relevant working group members approved. According to National Security Council (NSC) Secretary Artur Baghdasaryan, EU will allocate Euro 10 mln for implementation of reforms scheduled. On the initiative of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, a resolution was passed to form a committee in charge of a program for social rehabilitation of drug addicts, with a special rehabilitation center to be created. The results of the committee’s activities with be discussed at NSC in January 2012.   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 |  Latest 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. |
