ArmInfo.On September 25, a delegation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian
Federation headed by Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev arrived in Armenia on a two-day working visit. RA Minister of Internal Affairs Vahe Ghazaryan met the delegation at Zvartnots airport.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of
the Republic of Armenia, on the same day a meeting of the joint board
of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and the
Republic of Armenia was held in Yerevan, which was attended by
delegation headed by Vladimir Kolokoltsev, with the participation of
Vahe Ghazaryan.
The meeting was also attended by the Director of the Bureau for
Coordination of the Fight against Organized Crime and Other Dangerous
Types of Crime in the Territories of the Member States of the
Commonwealth of Independent States Oleg Konovalov. In his opening
speech, Vahe Ghazaryan emphasized that the joint board of the two
Ministries continues to be an important mechanism for increasing the
effectiveness of the joint fight against crime. At meetings of the
board, all issues and problems of interest to the parties are
discussed, and concrete steps are jointly developed towards improving
the crime situation in both states, as well as countering modern
threats and challenges. At the end of his speech, Vahe Ghazaryan
expressed hope that the decisions made at the Yerevan meeting of the
joint board will raise the effective interaction of the two
departments to a new level. At the meeting of the joint board,
Vladimir Kolokoltsev also made a welcoming speech. He congratulated
the Armenian side on Independence Day and spoke about the cooperation
between the two law enforcement agencies, the work done and planned
measures in the fight against crime.
After the speech, the meeting participants moved on to discuss the
proposed problems. The agenda included the following issues: the
state of cooperation between the Ministries of Internal Affairs of
the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia in the field of
combating crimes committed using information and communication
technologies; improving the interaction of expert and forensic units
of the Ministries of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and
the Republic of Armenia; draft work plan of the Joint Board of the
Ministries of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and the
Republic of Armenia for 2025.
Officials of the relevant bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia made
presentations on the issues on the agenda. After a substantive
discussion of the issues, specific decisions were made. At the end,
the final documents of the meeting of the Joint Board of the Ministry
of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Republic of
Armenia were signed.
