Georgian, Armenian customs officials hold workshop in YerevanJune 4, 2015 - 16:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Officials from Georgian and Armenian border and custom services recently held a bilateral workshop in Yerevan on “Transnational Crime – Methods and New Trends” as part of an EU-funded border capacity project, according to EU Neighbourhood Info. The aim of the meeting was to discuss new methods in fighting against transnational crime used by European Customs services. The officials also learned about the work of the Latvian customs and State Border Guard, their tasks, responsibilities and competences, operation of mobile groups, corruption issues, risk analyses for identification of new trends of transnational criminal activities and much more. The workshop was organized as part of the EU-funded project on ‘Provision of Equipment and Infrastructure for the Bagratashen-Sadakhlo border crossing point between Armenia and Georgia and enhancement of their capacities’. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |