PROTOCAL SIGNED ON MAKING ADDENDUM IN LETTER OF AGREEMENT CONCERNING ARMENIAN-AMERICAN COOPERATION IN LEGAL SPHERE
Noyan Tapan
Jun 20 2007
YEREVAN, JUNE 20, NOYAN TAPAN. On June 20, Aghvan Hovsepian, the
Armenian Prosecutor General, and Anthony Godfrey, the Charge d’Affaires
of the U.S. Embassy in Armenia, signed a Protocol on making an addendum
to the Letter of Agreement on Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
Cooperation, which was signed by the Government of the United States
and the Government of the Republic of Armenia. The original letter of
agreement was signed on June 11, 2001 and since then the Government
of America has provided over seven million U.S dollars to Armenia.
According to the fifth addendum, Armenia will be given an amount
of 2m 629 thousand U.S. dollars, 1m 616 thousand and 927 of which
will be provided to the RA Government for implementing a number of
projects. Particularly, 200 thousand dollars will be given for the
implementation of the project against trafficking and about 1m 12
thousand U.S. dollars will be provided for technical assistance
projects and educational programs to be implemented by American
agencies.
Anthony Godfrey mentioned that the U.S. Government expects a
long-lasting and beneficial cooperation with the law enforcement
bodies of Armenia.
In response to the question of a journalist, Aghvan Hovsepian did
not agree to the fact that the mark given to Armenia in the report
of the U.S. State Department concerning Trafficking was a negative
one: there were positive aspects, as well as negative nuances in
the report. In the estimation of the Armenian Prosecutor General,
essential steps have been taken in the sphere of the struggle against
trafficking. A. Godfrey added in his turn that though important
measures have been taken, it is still necessary to continue the work
done in this direction.