ARMENIAN PROSECUTOR AND USA AMBASSADOR SIGNED A PAPER
Support A1+!Yesterday U.S. Ambassador John Ordway and Prosecutor General of Armenia Aghvan Hovsepyan signed Amendment Two to the existing Letter of Agreement (LOA) between the U.S. and Armenia on Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.
The LOA is the framework for the provision of INL (the Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs) assistance to Armenia. Amendment Two covers the provision of an additional $2,158,000 in INL assistance, which includes technical assistance and training contracted through U.S. government agencies, and equipment procured by the Department of State.
Immediate funding for programs under Amendment Two totals $1,466,000, with future funding for the programs contingent upon congressional authorization and approval by the Assistant Secretary of State for INL.