
Published on July 17, 2009
KEVIN CARTY WELCOMES COOPERATION BETWEEN OSCE AND RA AUTHORITIES
- Senior Police Advisor to the OSCE Secretary General Cavin Carty discussed Armenia’s police reform with authorities during a visit to Yerevan today. The police are the most visible manifestation of government authority responsible for public security, Carty stressed, welcoming cooperation between the OSCE and Armenian authorities, in particular the introduction of the community policing model. During his visit, Carty met with Head of the RA Police, Maj.-Gen. Alik Sargsyan, Advisor to RA President Gevorg Kostanyan, and the Chairman of NA Standing Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs Hrayr Karapetyan. During the meeting, OSCE official characterized democratic control over police as an inseparable element of the country’s stability and security. Carty also visited two community police outreach stations recently opened with OSCE support in Arabkir police district in Yerevan, OSCE Yerevan Office says in a release.

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