National Security Council: Armenia struggles against terror ideology within countryJuly 12, 2007 - 18:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A number of laws have been adopted in Armenia against terror activities, which suppose both preventive measures and active operations in this respect, Assistant Director of the National Security Council of Armenia Major-General Roman Harutyunyan stated to the international conference titled "Providing Training for Fight against International Terrorism" currently being held in Yerevan. He said, law enforcement bodies pay special importance to possible sources of financing terror organizations, as well as money laundering. "There are a number of objects in Armenia, which may threaten the alleged enemy and may be targeted by diversionary and terror groups. We are improving the defense system of those objects, which terrorists may perform interest in," Harutyunyan said. He also underlined that Armenia struggles against terror ideology within the country at the direct supervision of the National Security Council. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. 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. Partner news | Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. Azerbaijan's defense spending set to increase by 11% Azerbaijan's spending on defense and national security will increase by 11%, according to a fresh bill. Armenian PM’s helicopter makes emergency landing in Vanadzor The helicopter transporting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made an emergency landing in Vanadzor. Lavrov says envoys “periodically” summoned for consultations Sergei Lavrov has commented Moscow’s summoning of Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin. |