RUSSIAN, ARMENIAN POLICE CHIEFS TO SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT

ITAR-TASS
June 20 2008
Russia

YEREVAN, June 20 (Itar-Tass) — The senior officials of Russia’s
Interior Ministry and Armenia’s police force will gather for a
joint conference in Yerevan on Friday to consider joint search for
criminal offenders and missing persons. Taking part in the event
will be Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev and his Armenian
counterpart Alik Sargsian.

Upon arrival in Yerevan Nurgaliyev said the Russian Interior Ministry
and Armenia’s police were determined to step up cooperation in the
search for criminals and missing persons.

According to the inter-state data bank over 119,000 names are on the
inter-state list of persons wanted for committing criminal offences,
including 71,000 wanted by Russian law enforcers. Armenia has declared
the search for 13,000 criminals.

Nurgaliyev said the Russian Interior Ministry and the Armenian
police will employ the entire potential that there exists and take
all necessary measures to make detective work more effective.

"In 2007-2008 Russian transport police detected and detained 240
wrong-doers whose names are on Armenia’s wanted list," he said.

Also, Russian and Armenian police officials will discuss matters
related to the investigation and solution of inter-regional crimes
committed in the territories of Russia and Armenia.

"A number of documents, including an agreement on cooperation between
the Russian Interior Ministry and the Armenian police force will be
signed," Nurgaliyev said.