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YEREVAN, JULY 21, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Mayor of Yerevan Tigran Avinyan has met with U.S. Embassy staffers to discuss the idea of launching a municipal police in the Armenian capital.

“We discussed issues related to city reforms with representatives of the U.S. Embassy in Armenia. The focus of the discussions was the launch of municipal police in Yerevan, as a continuation of the patrol police reforms,” Avinyan said in a statement on Friday.

He said that there are many areas in the city that require regulation through municipal police, such as street trade, littering, illegal construction and advertisement, parking and public order.

Alexis Haftvani, the Head of the U.S. Embassy’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, attached importance to the ongoing reforms carried out by the Yerevan City Hall, emphasizing that the U.S. Embassy is ready to support the municipality in policy development and launching an effective system.

An agreement was reached on developing an action plan that would include specific sectors, functions of departments, a charter and also proposed legislative amendments if required.