Panorama.am

15:04 22/03/06

EQUIPMENTS REPLACE PEOPLE

Today the opening of education centre attached to RA frontier troops
was opened in Yerevan. The centre is intended for educating beginners
as well as qualifying professional staff.

The building was repaired with the assistance of the US Embassy in
Armenia. All in all the American Embassy let $ 214 000 to repair and
equip the building. On the opening ceremony of the centre the
Ambassador of the USA in Armenia John Evans mentioned that `the
contribution to the education of frontier guards is both in the
interests of Armenia and the whole world community.’ As frontier
troops’ commander Armen Abrahamyan said the opening of the centre was
realized in the scopes of program `Control over Exportation and
Security on the Frontier’.

About 100 frontier guards took part in the first stage of 2-months
program. As it is said in the US Embassy press-release the courses are
intended for preparation of Armenian specialists who will relieve
Russian frontier troops in `Zvartnots’ airport. At the same time,
colonel Abrahamyan rejected that information saying: `The control in
`Zvartnots’ is carried out jointly. We carry out joint service. And it
is in our interests as we have no specialists qualified enough,’ the
commander mentioned. He also noticed that the number of servers will
decrease in connection with the increase of number of
equipments. /Panorama.am/