U.S. EMBASSY DONATES NATIONWIDE COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR THE REPUBLIC OF
ARMENIA POLICE

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. On December 14, 2007, U.S. Charge
d’Affaires Joseph Pennington signed a letter marking the donation of
over 8,000 towards the establishment of a nationwide computer system
for the Republic of Armenia Police. Signing the donation letter on
behalf of the Government of Armenia was Lt. General Ararat Mahtesyan,
Deputy Head of the Police of the Republic of Armenia.

The new computer system, now running in every Marz in the country, will
enable police officers in the field to access the main police
databases. Utilizing the equipment and training donated by the U.S.
Embassy, police officers around the country can now instantly check
criminal records, stolen goods reports, vehicle registrations, firearms
permits, and other important databases necessary to effectively fight
crime. Moreover, the system will enable real-time communication and the
exchange of information between the Republic of Armenia Police and
other international law enforcement organizations.

A. Mahtesyan said that considerable work has been done, and this
project is only part of the U.S. Government’s comprehensive law
enforcement assistance program in the Republic of Armenia. The creation
of the nationwide computer system solves two problems at once: the
police information bases work in one regime, so territorial police
bodies can connect to them and receive the necessary information. J.
Pennigton attached importance to establishing closer cooperation among
Armenia’s law emforcement bodies: for this reason the U.S. Government
provides about million a year in law enforcement assistance to Armenia.