SERZH SARGSYAN SAYS IF PUBLIC TRUSTS POLICE, IT TRUSTS STATE AS WELL

ArmenPress
April 16 2009
Armenia

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, on the occasion of the Day of
Police, awarded a number of police officials with medals of the
Republic of Armenia. At the ceremony present were NA Speaker Hovik
Abrahamyan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, Secretary of the National
Security Council Arthur Baghdasarian, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan,
Chief Prosecutor Aghvan Hovsepian, Chief of the Police Alik Sargsian,
Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglarian and other high-ranked officials.

The president congratulated on the Day of the Police and said in his
speech that in each state the police is one of the core establishments
of the public the work of which is special and important. It is
necessary to protect the rule of legal field, order, fight against
crimes, protect rights and freedoms of citizens.

Serzh Sargsyan noted that during the past year it has been succeeded
to reach positive changes in a number of spheres of the police system
and each professional holiday is an occasion to think of the carried
out work, correct flaws solve new issues.

"My demand from you has not changed. I have once noted that if
public trusts a law enforcer, it trusts the state. The Police is
the establishment which contacts people on every step. It is one of
the most difficult works as a result of which the trust of a citizen
towards police and state forms," the president said.

Chief of the Police Alik Sargsyan congratulated all the police officers
on the holiday and noted that the police is full of determination
and clearly realizes all the issues it is facing.