U.S. GOVERNMENT DONATES USD 70 THOUSAND TO RA POLICE FOR COMBATING ILLEGAL MIGRATION
PanARMENIAN.Net
27.11.2009 17:22 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On November 27, 2009, the U.S. Government boosted
the efforts of the Armenian police to combat illegal migration
through the donation of computer equipment and two vehicles, worth a
total of about $70,000. The donation ceremony was attended by Deputy
Chief of Mission Joseph Pennington on behalf of the U.S. Embassy and,
on behalf of the Government of Armenia, by Deputy Chief of Police,
lieutenant-general Hovhannes Hunanyan. "Since Armenia’s gaining
independence, we have been collaborating with US Embassy in Armenia.
United States is the first country we started cooperation with,"
Hovhannes Hunanyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.
Handing vehicle keys to Police Deputy Chief, United States Vice
Ambassador said, "Such donation is a sign of US Administration’s
trust in Armenia’s Police. I would like to emphasize that our efforts
are also directed at combating trafficking, illegal drug circulation
and terrorism."
The donated equipment is only part of the U.S. Government’s
comprehensive law enforcement assistance program in the Republic
of Armenia. Earlier, the U.S. Embassy funded the renovation of the
Police Induction Center in Kanaker and assisted in Anti-Trafficking
in Persons Unit of the Police with computer equipment and a vehicle.