U.S. government to provide $2.3 million assistance to Armenia to support justice sector reforms

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U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie L. Yovanovitch and Armenian Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan signed today two Protocols on the amendment to the Letter of Agreement on Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement between the Government of the United States of

YEREVAN, September 16, /ARKA/. U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie L. Yovanovitch and Armenian Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan signed today two Protocols on the amendment to the Letter of Agreement on Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Armenia.

These are the ninth and tenth amendments to the Letter of Agreement, and under them the U.S. Government will provide additional assistance to the Government of Armenia in the amount of $2,286,050 for several assistance programs.

These funds will support a number of Armenian institutions and bilateral projects: the forensic laboratory of the National Academy of Sciences’ National Bureau of Expertises, the Central Bank’s Financial Monitoring Center, a Resident Legal Adviser from the U.S. Department of Justice, a legal socialization project carried out by the NGO Project Harmony, the American Bar Association’s Rule of Law Initiative, assistance for victims of human trafficking, and development of law enforcement academies in Armenia.

Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan commended the U.S. government for supporting justice sector reforms in Armenia saying thanks to this assistance Armenian authorities have improved radically the operation of some agencies. He said the forensic laboratory of the National Bureau of Expertises, established with the U.S. government assistance conducts 23 types of high level expertise.

Since the signing of the original Letter of Agreement on June 11, 2001, the United States has provided over twelve million dollars of justice sector assistance to the Government of Armenia through the Embassy’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Section. M.M. -0-

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