Yerevan hosts sitting of EU-Armenia Justice, Freedom and Security Subcommittee

July 6, 2010 - 19:23 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan hosted the first sitting of EU-Armenia Justice, Freedom and Security Subcommittee. The Armenian delegation was headed by RA Deputy Foreign Minister Karine Kazinyan and Deputy Minister of Justice Nikolay Arustamyan.

Besides, representatives of the Office of RA Prosecutor General, Police, National Security Service, office of the National Security Council, Central Bank of Armenia and other state bodies of the republic participated in the sitting. The EU delegation was led by John Kjaer, the Head of the unit for Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus and South Caucasus of the European Commission External Relations Directorate General.

Borders control, struggle against corruption and organized crime, migration policy, judicial and legal cooperation, as well as visa regime relaxation between Armenia and the EU were on the sitting's agenda, the RA MFA press service reported.