U.S. ambassador to Armenia, RA minister of interior discuss  cooperation 

ArmInfo.  Minister of Internal Affairs of Armenia Arpine Sargsyan discussed new areas of cooperation in the law enforcement sphere between the countries and joint programs at a meeting with US Ambassador Kristina Kvien.

As reported by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Internal  Affairs, in particular, the parties touched upon cooperation in the  field of patrol service, criminal police, and the organization of  events aimed at developing police protection and the educational  complex of the Ministry.

The Ambassador noted that the United States highly values the  strategic relations formed between Armenia and the United States, and  touched upon the effective cooperation between the Ministry of  Internal Affairs and the American Embassy. The parties also  emphasized the importance of the Washington meetings on August 8,  noting their significance in terms of new areas of strategic  cooperation between the countries.

In turn, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs thanked the  United States for its ongoing support for police reforms, noting that  tangible results have been achieved thanks to this cooperation.  During the meeting, the ambassador and the minister also touched upon  the steps necessary to establish a cyber lab, retrain police  officers, and other issues of mutual interest. Recall that on August  8, a trilateral meeting of the leaders of the United States, Armenia,  and Azerbaijan was held at the White House. Within the framework of  this meeting, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, US President  Donald Trump, and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a joint  declaration aimed at resolving the conflict between Yerevan and Baku.