KEVIN CARTY WELCOMES COOPERATION BETWEEN OSCE AND RA AUTHORITIES

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
17.07.2009 21:25 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Senior Police Advisor to the OSCE Secretary General
Cavin Carty discussed Armenia’s police reform with authorities during
a visit to Yerevan today.

The police are the most visible manifestation of government
authority responsible for public security, Carty stressed, welcoming
cooperation between the OSCE and Armenian authorities, in particular
the introduction of the community policing model.

During his visit, Carty met with Head of the RA Police, Maj.-Gen. Alik
Sargsyan, Advisor to RA President Gevorg Kostanyan, and the Chairman
of NA Standing Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal
Affairs Hrayr Karapetyan.

During the meeting, OSCE official characterized democratic control
over police as an inseparable element of the country’s stability
and security.

Carty also visited two community police outreach stations recently
opened with OSCE support in Arabkir police district in Yerevan,
OSCE Yerevan Office says in a release.