CIS Interior Ministers gather in Armenian capital

Mediamax news agency
29 Sep 05

CIS INTERIOR MINISTERS GATHER IN ARMENIAN CAPITAL

Yerevan, 29 September: A session of CIS interior ministers opened in
Yerevan today.

Addressing the opening ceremony, Armenian Prime Minister Andranik
Markaryan said that “today, when the whole world faces new
challenges, we need to draw up a strategy and organize a vigorous
counter-attack against the most dangerous elements of crime”.

“Terrorism, organized crime, illegal drugs and weapons trafficking,
illegal migration and human trafficking are the phenomena that do not
recognize state or political borders and are a real force able to
oppose governmental structures and threaten the national securities
of countries,” the head of the Armenian government said.

Andranik Markaryan pointed out that it is “well-coordinated actions
by all CIS countries that could stamp out terrorism”.