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Armenia doubles fine for jaywalking to 10,000 drams
... violate the rules for crossing the roadway — that is, those who cross the street in an unauthorized place — will be subject to stricter liability. "Previously, such a violation incurred administrative liability of 5,000 drams. However, since August 2, the fine has increased to 10,000 drams," stated Arman Chilingaryan, Deputy Head of the Patrol Service. These legislative changes are prompted by alarming statistics. In 2023 alone, some 1,197 collisions were recorded, resulting in 108 deaths. Despite a slight decrease in cases in 2024, the number of victims remained virtually unchanged: ...
08/14/2025More than 4 thousand road accidents were recorded, in which 333 people died – MP
... According to the data he provided, 6,116 people were injured in road accidents last year. Khachatryan also reported that in just the first three months of 2025, 988 road accidents were recorded, resulting in 60 deaths and 1,391 injuries. “We can say ... ... 2,000 to 3,000 of the injured have been left with disabilities,” Khachatryan said. He noted that the establishment of the Patrol Service marked an important institutional change in the field of road safety. It has had a significant impact not only ...
04/10/2025Armenia's patrol service has recorded 1.6 million breaches in a year and a half of work - Interior Ministry
... officers were cancelled or invalidated. That is, only 22 per cent of the appeals were actually satisfied,’ Sargsyan told the National Assembly session. The Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs also noted that only 0.6 per cent of the decisions of the patrol service were appealed in court. At the same time, only 0.2 per cent received a satisfactory conclusion. -0-
10/23/202447 police officers in Armenia dismissed due to drug use
... whether there were known cases where drug sales were carried out under the patronage of high-ranking Internal Affairs Ministry officials, Ghazaryan said he was confident in the reliability of the ministry's top leadership. However, he reported that one Patrol Service employee and one Rescue Service employee were fired directly for drug trafficking. In response to this, MP and chairman of the Standing Committee on Defense and Security Andranik Kocharyan noted that the Ministry of Internal Affairs needs to use all the opportunities available to them, in particular, wiretapping tools, in order to identify such cases as early as possible. -0-
10/15/2024Yerevan City Hall admits that the city's drainage system is imperfect and requires renovation
... and is in need of serious reconstruction," said Mayoral Advisor Kamo Areyan at a working meeting on Monday. According to him, the entire territory of the city has been inventoried, and parts with no storm drain system are known. "It is obvious that in many parts the capacity is now insufficient," stated Areyan. He pointed out that the resources of the Rescue Service, Patrol Service, and local government employees involved in the work on September 13 were insufficient. In addition, due to the flow of water mixed with household waste, there was a failure in the operation of the pumping systems installed in underground ...
09/16/2024US allocates $16m for development of Patrol Service in Armenia - Deputy Secretary of State
The U.S. has allocated about $16 million for the development of the Patrol Service in Armenia, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Uzra Zea said. YEREVAN, 16 July. /ARKA/. The U.S. has allocated about $16 million for the development of the Patrol Service in Armenia, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Uzra Zea said. "The ...
07/16/2024Armenia signs 235 forest lease agreements worth 92 million drams since Q3 2022
... commission currently total around 15.1 billion drams. He explained that Armforest monitors both the financial commitments of the tenants and any omissions, miscalculations, and violations related to the Forest Code, which the company reports to the eco-patrol service. Arthur Petrosyan, an official with Armenia’s Environment Ministry, added that Armenia mainly leases its forest territories to businesses in the tourism sector.
07/15/2024Armenian government more than halves quota for volume of legal fishing from Sevan - to 257 tons
... ban on whitefish fishing, especially during the spawning period, has been implemented by 95% thanks to the creation of a water patrol service. At the same time, Pashinyan expressed dissatisfaction with the way the quota system works. First, he noted that ... ... stretches more than 70 kilometers in length, from northwest to southeast, and the area of its water mirror reaches almost 1.5 thousand square kilometers. Only one river - the Hrazdan (a tributary of the Arax) flows out of the lake, and 28 rivers flow into ...
02/08/2024Water Patrol Service is officially deployed on Lake Sevan
... Patrol Service on the country’s largest lake. Pashinyan noted that the Water Patrol Service will be responsible for law enforcement activities on Lake Sevan and in the coastal areas. He thanked the partners of the project -the governments of the Russian Federation, the United States and the European Union. The Water Patrol Service in cooperation with other departments and divisions of the Police will be engaged in ensuring public safety, as well as participate in solving crimes. The staff was retrained by instructors from the USA as part of ICITAP program of the ...
12/11/2023European Union donates 75 SUVs to Armenian Patrol Service
... Armenia and will be distributed in the first stage and the remaining 24 in the second stage. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan added that the Patrol Service will operate throughout the country as early as the end of October. He said in December the Water Patrol Service will start patrolling the lake Sevan. It has already received two motor boats as a gift from Russia, two more will be purchased, and one will be donated by the EU. -0-
10/12/2023Armenian SRC reveals cases of transferring cars under customs supervision to other persons
... permission of the customs authority. YEREVAN, September 1. /ARKA/. Armenia’s State Revenue Committee (SRC) said its officers have uncovered cases of transferring vehicles under customs supervision to other persons without written permission of the customs authority. According to SRC press service, these cases were revealed when employees of SRC’s anti-smuggling department and the patrol service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs conducted supervisory activities in Yerevan, Gyumri and Vanadzor Particularly, on August 1-19 more than 130 vehicles imported to Armenia mostly with Georgian license plates, were checked and 16 of them ...
09/01/2023Armenian Emergencies Ministry and Police budgets revised upward in 2022 - Ministry of Finance
... financing was increased up to 80.9 billion drams,' the minister said during the discussion of the 2022 state budget execution. . Armenia's Interior Ministry's secretary general Ara Fidanyan said the average salary of police officers in 2022, including bonuses, amounted to 289,000 drams. The number of women in the staff of the Ministry grew to 18.4%. Fidanyan added that the Patrol Service will be introduced nationwide by the end of 2023. As for the National Guard, he said with the support of the Council of Europe, work has been launched to develop a list of weapons corresponding to the legislative package of the new service ...
05/29/2023Pashinyan says at least 30% of Armenian Patrol Service employees should be women
... moment, but we are not discouraged and will not deviate from this agenda," the Prime Minister stressed at a government meeting on Thursday. He informed that in the coming days the Ministry of Internal Affairs will announce a new recruitment of Patrol Service employees exclusively among women. "This means that the current and future vacancies in this structure will be filled only by women. The recruitment will last 1,2, possibly three months," Pashinyan said. Patrol Police, a new police unit tasked with road policing,...
04/06/2023Corruption or competition: how Armenian Police Selected Insurer
... February 16. /ARKA/. Addressing a government session today Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan referred to media stories alleging the existence of a corruption element in choosing an insurance company to conclude CASCO insurance contracts for the Patrol Service vehicles. Interior Minister Vache Ghazaryan said the Police had sent requests to insurance companies to find out the best price and the most advantageous offer was made by SIL Insurance Company, which was 2,5mln AMD cheaper than other offers. SIL Insurance is part of SIL Group, whose founder Khachatur Sukiasyan is a parliament member from Civil Contract party of PM Nikol Pashinyan. --0--
02/16/2023Armenian parliament allows prosecutors to bring charges against second opposition MP
... based only on the information available on his health and with disregard for legal norms. After Sargsyan’s death on March 16, 2017, forensic experts found that the deceased had a progressive form of Bekhterev disease with serious disorders of the musculoskeletal system and internal organ damage. In July 2016, Artur Sargsyan broke through the police cordon in his own car, loaded with food, and entered the territory of the Yerevan Police Patrol Service Regiment, held by the armed Sasna Tsrer group. Armen Charchyan, a well-known traumatologist, was earlier arrested in the summer of 2021 on charges of obstructing the free expression of the will of the voters, giving and receiving electoral ...
02/09/2023Armenian lawmakers discussed prosecutor general’s petitions requesting permission to prosecute two opposition MPs
... based only on the information available on his health and with disregard for legal norms. After Sargsyan’s death on March 16, 2017, forensic experts found that the deceased had a progressive form of Bekhterev disease with serious disorders of the musculoskeletal system and internal organ damage. In July 2016, Artur Sargsyan broke through the police cordon in his own car, loaded with food, and entered the territory of the Yerevan Police Patrol Service Regiment, held by the armed Sasna Tsrer group. The opposition calls the prosecutor's petitions political persecution. The prosecutor's office will be able to charge Ohanyan and Charchyan if at least 54 MPs take part in the vote and 28 of ...
02/08/2023Armenia to receive €33 million in grants from EU
... Commission at today’s meeting. YEREVAN, October 20. /ARKA/. The Armenian government approved two, 33 million euro grant agreements with the European Commission at today’s meeting. According to Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, the grants will be used to finance two projects. The first 10 million euro worth project includes formation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, reforming of the Patrol Service and the migration policy. Also, as part of the project, part of the grant will be provided for improvement of human rights protection. The second project involves a grant of 23 million euros for inclusive and sustainable socio-economic ...
10/20/2022Government to buy 175 Toyota vehicles for Patrol Service
... drams) and 130 similar vehicles but with automatic transmission (each costing 18.4 million drams) for the Patrol Service. No tender will be announced for the purchase of SUVs, which will be bought from one company. The vehicles will be provided to the Patrol Service in Aragatsotn, Gegharkunik, Kotayk and Tavush regions. PM Nikol Pashinyan said that the tender will not be announced, as all other local car dealers said they could not supply the necessary number of vehicles in the required period. He also noted that some SUVs will be sent to the Shirak and ...
07/21/2022Armenian deputy prime minister, U.S. ambassador discussed police reform
... government's press service reported. YEREVAN, May 7. /ARKA/. Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan had a meeting today with U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy, the government's press service reported. It said during the meeting they discussed the US-Armenian cooperation issues and also exchanged views on the main directions of police reform in Armenia, including the patrol service and the formation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The sides also touched upon the efforts to unblock transport links between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Mher Grigoryan is one of the co-chairs of a joint working group (along with Russian ...
06/07/2022Armenian government releases about 2.35 billion drams for establishing Patrol Service in Lori and Shirak provinces
... March 17. /ARKA/. The Armenian government has. decided today to release about 2.35 billion drams to the Police to establish Patrol Service in Lori and Shirak provinces. Police Chief Vahe Ghazaryan said that 289.9 million drams of this amount will be used to purchase 140 vehicles for the Patrol Service in both provinces, 67.2 million drams will used to equip the vehicles and about 1.67 billion will be used to purchase other equipment. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, in turn, stressed that the patrol service in Shirak and Lori regions ...
03/17/2022Armenian PM praises Patrol Service for effective work
... in the capital since July 2020. YEREVAN, January 20. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan praised today the Patrol Service, which has been operating in the capital since July 2020. Patrol Police, a new police unit tasked with road policing,... ... patrol, was established as part of a major structural reform of the national police service in 2020. The reform was backed by the USA, EU, OSCE, UNDP and World Bank, which provided more than 5 billion drams in assistance to support it. They also pledged to ...
01/20/2022U.S. urges Armenia and Azerbaijan to get involved in substantive talks on Karabakh as soon as possible
... Biden emphasized that the just and transparent elections shows the desire of the Armenian people to have a more democratic, fair and prosperous society, free from corruption. ''During the last 3 years Armenia recorded progress in those spheres. The USA is happy to assist in those efforts, among which are the assistance to the launching of the new patrol service and the formation of independent institutions for the fight against corruption networks. We will continue to be a reliable partner in your efforts to achieve these goals'', Biden said. He stated that he understands the difficult security ...
08/05/2021Police begin recruiting young men and women for Patrol Service in Shirak and Lori regions
Armenian police begin recruiting young men and women for the Patrol Service in Shirak and Lori regions, a senior police officer Mushegh Babayan said during a televised public discussion on the reform of Armenian police. YEREVAN, July 26. /ARKA/. Armenian police begin recruiting young men and women for the Patrol Service in Shirak and Lori regions, a senior police officer Mushegh ...
07/26/2021Nikol Pashinyan and Antony Blinken discussed bilateral cooperation and Karabakh settlement
... service in Yerevan. Hopeful that the assistance will help complete this process successfully, Nikol Pashinyan advised that the patrol service will be introduced nationwide in the near future. The Acting Prime Minister hailed the efforts made by Deputy Secretary ... ... be achieved in the Minsk Group co-chairing format. The U.S. side agreed with the Acting Prime Minister’s view that the status quo cannot be stable and the Minsk Group Co-Chairs need a clear agenda conducive to successful negotiations. -0-
07/14/2021Patrol Police start working in Armenian capital
... provided more than 5 billion drams in assistance to support the reform and also pledged to provide assistance in the same volume in 2021 and 2022. Badasyan said the ministry will start soon training patrol officers for the provinces of Lori and Shirak. The patrol service has broader powers. According to the minister, the launch of the Patrol Police is expected to raise the population's trust in law-enforcement agencies. In February, 2021 the Armenian government approved the release of 2 billion 161 million drams from the government reserve fund for the purchase of 140 vehicles for the Patrol Police and equipment for its operational control ...
07/07/2021Ambassador Tracy says U.S. administration will continue to work closely with Armenia to advance priorities of its reform agenda
... Nikol Pashinyan noticed that one of the results of the ongoing fruitful cooperation could be seen in a few days, when the new patrol service will start operating in Armenia. “I hope that our bilateral cooperation will be continued and reinvigorated,” ... ... Lynne Tracy next referred to the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. Noting that the issue should be resolved exclusively by withdrawing Azerbaijan’s troops from the sovereign territory of Armenia, the Acting Prime Minister recalled that ...
07/01/2021Patrol Service to start working in Yerevan from July
..., June 17. /ARKA/. Patrol Police, a new police unit tasked with road policing, crowd control and street patrol, established as part of a major structural reform of the national police service, will start working in Armenia's capital in July, Deputy Justice Minister Kristine Grigoryan said during a government meeting on Thursday. The patrol service will have broader powers. A single operational response center will operate and the possibility of duplication of functions and prompt response to various incidents and signals will be eliminated. According to the deputy minister, the launch ...
06/17/2021Training of patrol service officers in Armenia to begin in October
... patrol service was touched upon. YEREVAN, August 20. /ARKA/. The process of reforming the Armenian police was discussed on Thursday at a meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. According to the government's press service, the agenda of the new patrol service was touched upon. Armenian Justice Minister Rustam Badasyan spoke in detail about the acceptance of applications from citizens wishing to work in the new institution, the purchase of vehicles and technical equipment, the choice of trainers who conduct training and other events. ...
08/20/2020Armenia on track of patrol service creation – AMD 16 billion needed for that
... 1. /ARKA/. The National Assembly of Armenia passed Monday at the first reading amendment to the law on the police. In accordance with the amendments, the country’s law enforcement system would be reformed within three years in order to form a new patrol service. According to the package presented by the Deputy Justice Minister of Kristina Grigoryan, currently the total number of police officers patrolling the streets of Yerevan exceeds 1,000, while after the reform their number will be reduced to 700. In her words, the new service, combining the functions of ...
06/01/2020Armenia to spend 3 billion drams on reforming law-enforcement system
... when presenting a package of amendments to the law “On Police. YEREVAN, May 27. /ARKA/. The government of Armenia may spend as mach as 16 billion drams in the next three years to reform the country's law-enforcement system, Deputy Minister of Justice Kristina Grigoryan told the National Assembly on Wednesday, when presenting a package of amendments to the law “On Police. She said one of the changes proposes establishment of a new patrol service. She said the current patrol service has 840 officers, while the first battalion of the Traffic Police, overseeing the capital city Yerevan has 233 employees. According to her, when new patrol service is established, the number of its officers ...
05/27/2020Armenian road police officers have escorted 1,271 trucks which brought various goods from Iran
... Iran, Hayk Mheryan, deputy head of the Police, said today. He said as part of safety measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the movement of truck drivers and the accompanying persons was limited. To ensure epidemiological standards, all goods imported ... ... while the contacts between Iranian drivers and accompanying persons are minimized. Hayk Mheryan said the traffic police and the Patrol Service also provided escort for people arriving at Zvartnots International Airport, who were placed under quarantine on ...
04/20/2020Armenia to have mobile patrol police service
... service will monitor the law and order, and respect for property rights around the clock, and help citizens if necessary. In his words, the introduction of the service is dictated by the desire to improve the police work. According to him, the police patrol service will operate under the jurisdiction of the Special Directorate, which will analyze the messages received from surveillance cameras and quickly respond using the latest technologies, in particular, GPRS. Sargsyan said the new service will replace the Traffic Police and precinct police officers. Sargsyan also spoke about structural reforms in regional departments and divisions. In particular, the number ...
10/28/2019Armenian government intends to replace traffic police with patrol service
... lawmakers on March 27. YEREVAN, March 28. /ARKA/. The government of Armenia plans to replace the Traffic Police with the Patrol Service as part of a large package of measures designed to reform road traffic in the country, Armenian Prime Minister ... ... of traffic fines into line with international standards. "Our idea is that there should be no traffic fines above 29 thousand drams," he said. ($1 - 486.31 drams) -0-
03/28/2019Police head presents process of traffic reforms implementation to Armenian president
... and collection of administrative fines; 2) works of the operative administration center, registration of traffic accidents, patrol service; 3) organization of the road traffic; 4) state registration of vehicles, recording, and the issuance of driver’s ... ... events for the reformation of the traffic police are already under way. In particular, as a pilot project introduced was the “Use of a Movable Camera” for the patrolling police service program. “The Head of Police reported also on the results of the ...
01/18/2017Traffic police to teach schoolchildren road safety rules
Armenian road police officers will be visiting schools throughout the country for one month beginning from September 1 when the schooling year begins to teach road safety rules, Norik Sargsyan, chief of road and patrol service of Armenia's road police, said to a news conference today. YEREVAN, August 29. / ARKA /. Armenian road police officers will be visiting schools throughout the country for one month beginning from September 1 when the schooling year begins to teach road safety rules, Norik Sargsyan, chief of road and patrol service of Armenia's ...
08/29/2014Traffic accidents kill 133 people in Armenia in first half of 2014
A hundred thirty-three people were killed in traffic accidents in Armenia in the first half of this year, head of traffic patrol service of Armenia’s Traffic Police colonel Norik Sargsyan told reporters on Friday. YEREVAN, August 29. /ARKA/. A hundred thirty-three people were killed in traffic accidents in Armenia in the first half of this year, head of traffic patrol service of Armenia’s Traffic Police colonel Norik Sargsyan told reporters on Friday. It is 10 people ...
08/29/2014First-ever speed cameras installed at major street intersections in Yerevan record over 10,000 traffic violations in two weeks
About 40 first-ever speed cameras installed at major street intersections and highways in Yerevan on January 15 have recorded over 10,000 traffic violations, Norik Sarkisian, head of patrol service of Road Police, told reporters today. YEREVAN, February 2. /ARKA/. About 40 first-ever speed cameras installed at major street intersections and highways in Yerevan on January 15 have recorded over 10,000 traffic violations, Norik Sarkisian,...
02/02/2012On the day of the last bell transport movement near the Republic Square in Yerevan will be blocked
On the day of the last day - May 21, transport movement in the Republic Square in Yerevan will be blocked, said Norik Sargsyan, Head of Road-Patrol service of Road Police of Armenia. YEREVAN, May 20. /ARKA/. On the day of the last day - May 21, transport movement in the Republic Square in Yerevan will be blocked, said Norik Sargsyan, Head of Road-Patrol service of Road Police of Armenia. ...
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