ArmInfo. The Chief of the Police of Armenia Valery Osipyan received the co-rapporteur of the PACE Monitoring Committee on Armenia Yulia Lyovochkina and the Secretary of the Monitoring Committee of Bass Klein. The head of the Yerevan office of the Council of Europe, Natalia Vutova, also attended the meeting.
As the press service of the RA Police told ArmInfo, Osipyan touched upon the events in Armenia in April- May of this year, and in this context spoke about the actions of the police during mass events. According to him, the police correctly assessed the realities, was able to monitor the operational situation without resorting to harsh actions and not interfering in political processes. Representatives of the Monitoring Committee inquired about the progress of the reforms carried out in the RA Police, the accountability of the department, the development of the society-police connection.