Naryshkin: Russia ready to help Armenia reform state security agenciesJuly 19, 2022 - 17:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia is ready to assist Armenia in reforming its security agencies, director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin told reporters in Yerevan on Monday, July 18. “Reforming the National Security Service, creating a separate foreign intelligence service is within the competence of the political leadership of Armenia," Naryshkin said, according to TASS. "In whatever format we work with our esteemed colleagues and partners, we will provide any methodological assistance and support. "We will continue to interact reliably and consistently, as we have done to this day, because we have a large amount of common tasks that we must solve." According to him, security in the South Caucasus region is determined by many areas of cooperation between Russia and Armenia in the spheres of economy, culture, politics and the military. It was reported earlier that authorities in Armenia were planning to create a Ministry of Internal Affairs and a foreign intelligence agency. Three agencies are going to be merged into the Interior Ministry: the Police, the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Migration Service. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |