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US EMBASSY DONATES LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING TO THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF EXPERTISES IN YEREVAN
armradio.am
08.11.2007 12:42
On November 8, the US government donated approximately $280,000
of forensics laboratory equipment to the National Bureau of
Expertises. Signing the donation letter on behalf of the US Embassy was
Chargé d'Affairs Joseph Pennington and, on behalf of the Government
of Armenia, Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepian. Also in attendance
were National Academy of Sciences President Radik Martirosyan and
National Bureau of Expertises Director Artashes Javadyan.
The new equipment was bought by the International Narcotics and
Law Enforcement Affairs Section of the US Embassy in Yerevan. The
donation includes two items of particular importance: a ballistics
comparison microscope and a bullet recovery system. Armenia now owns
one of the most modern and sophisticated ballistics microscopes on the
market. Coupled with the recovery system, this equipment will enable
the Bureau's firearms examination unit to identify spent ammunition
and test a variety of firearms. A representative of the US Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is in Yerevan to train lab
personnel. Members of Georgia's forensic laboratories arrived this
week to work and train with their Armenian and American colleagues.
Total US government assistance to the National Bureau of Expertise
now exceeds $630,000. In addition to the equipment donated today,
the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Section funded
the renovation of one of the laboratory's buildings, arranged for
training for Bureau personnel in Armenia and abroad, and funded
various visits by an American Forensics Advisor. The goal is to
achieve accreditation for the Bureau as an internationally recognized
forensics laboratory. In pursuit of that goal, future US government
expenditures over the next few years will exceed two million dollars.
This project is only part of the US government's comprehensive law
enforcement assistance program in the Republic of Armenia. The US
Embassy in Yerevan, through its International Narcotics and Law
Enforcement Section, has funded the renovation of such facilities
as the Police Induction Center in Kanaker, the Border Guards
Training Facility in Yerevan and the Customs Training Center in
Vanadzor. Moreover, the Embassy has donated computer equipment in all
these facilities. The Embassy is also working with the Government of
Armenia to establish a nationwide, computerized border management
information system and a nationwide computer network for the RA
Police. The US Government provides about $3 million a year in law
enforcement assistance to Armenia.
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armradio.am
08.11.2007 12:42
On November 8, the US government donated approximately $280,000
of forensics laboratory equipment to the National Bureau of
Expertises. Signing the donation letter on behalf of the US Embassy was
Chargé d'Affairs Joseph Pennington and, on behalf of the Government
of Armenia, Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepian. Also in attendance
were National Academy of Sciences President Radik Martirosyan and
National Bureau of Expertises Director Artashes Javadyan.
The new equipment was bought by the International Narcotics and
Law Enforcement Affairs Section of the US Embassy in Yerevan. The
donation includes two items of particular importance: a ballistics
comparison microscope and a bullet recovery system. Armenia now owns
one of the most modern and sophisticated ballistics microscopes on the
market. Coupled with the recovery system, this equipment will enable
the Bureau's firearms examination unit to identify spent ammunition
and test a variety of firearms. A representative of the US Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is in Yerevan to train lab
personnel. Members of Georgia's forensic laboratories arrived this
week to work and train with their Armenian and American colleagues.
Total US government assistance to the National Bureau of Expertise
now exceeds $630,000. In addition to the equipment donated today,
the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Section funded
the renovation of one of the laboratory's buildings, arranged for
training for Bureau personnel in Armenia and abroad, and funded
various visits by an American Forensics Advisor. The goal is to
achieve accreditation for the Bureau as an internationally recognized
forensics laboratory. In pursuit of that goal, future US government
expenditures over the next few years will exceed two million dollars.
This project is only part of the US government's comprehensive law
enforcement assistance program in the Republic of Armenia. The US
Embassy in Yerevan, through its International Narcotics and Law
Enforcement Section, has funded the renovation of such facilities
as the Police Induction Center in Kanaker, the Border Guards
Training Facility in Yerevan and the Customs Training Center in
Vanadzor. Moreover, the Embassy has donated computer equipment in all
these facilities. The Embassy is also working with the Government of
Armenia to establish a nationwide, computerized border management
information system and a nationwide computer network for the RA
Police. The US Government provides about $3 million a year in law
enforcement assistance to Armenia.
--Boundary_(ID_oFJtigoqG1P6adRkw5F1Fw)--