ARMENIAN AND RUSSIAN LAW-ENFORCEMENT BODIES TO RESIST DRUG CIRCULATION JOINTLYJune 19, 2003 - 19:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The law-enforcement bodies of Russia and Armenia will hold joint operations to counteract illegal circulation of drugs. As reported by "Novosti" Russian agency, Russian minister of internal affairs Boris Gryzlov told journalists in Moscow after a sitting of the Joint Board of that Russian ministry and the Armenian Police. "We have arranged to hold such operations as, for instance, "Channel" operation and all of them will be coordinated at the level of our efficient elements," - B. Gryzlov said. At present besides traditional ways of transportation of drugs to Russia and Afghanistan, new channels are arranged, the minister noted. In his words, bringing synthetic drugs from West Europe to Russia began of late. 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 | Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. 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. |