June 23, 2005 - 09:04 AMT
MEETING OF RUSSIAN INTERIOR MINISTRY AND ARMENIAN POLICE JOINT BOARD HELD IN KRASNODAR
June 23 the joint board of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Police of Armenia will meet in Krasnodar. Russian Minister of Internal Affairs Rashid Nurgaliyev has already arrived in Krasnodar today. Chief of the Armenian Police, lieutenant general Hayk Harutyunyan will represent Armenia. When commenting on the coming meeting R. Nurgaliyev indicated the need for close consolidation under the conditions of new challenges and threats. In his words, this is the only way to secure citizens and states. The Russian Minister informed that matters of further promotion of cooperation between law-enforcement bodies of Russia and Armenia, as well as joint struggle against organized crime will be discussed in the course of the session.