The Hague to introduce system in Armenia
Secretary of the National Security Council Artur Baghdasaryan today had several meetings with high-ranking Dutch officials during his visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
During the meeting with State Secretary for Security and Justice Fred Tiven, the sides attached importance to the deepening of Armenian-Dutch relations in the spheres of cooperation between security, justice officials and law-enforcement bodies.
During the meeting, an agreement was reached on the Dutch side's support for reforms in the penitentiary system, the police and the courts. The sides registered that a support and needs assessment, as well as procedural issues connected to mechanisms for partnership would be developed during the Dutch delegation's visit in September.
During the meeting at the Center for National Security and Strategic Investigations in the Hague, an agreement was reached on introducing a modern system for analyzing and assessing the risks and challenges for security in Armenia.
Center director Rob de Vik mentioned that the Dutch had helped introduce this system in Ukraine, and the sides agreed to start cooperation to introduce the modern European system in Armenia, which is one of the pivotal questions of the European Union presented to Armenia and other Eastern Partnership countries.
National Security Advisor of the Netherlands Karl van Uford and Baghdasaryan discussed issues for holding periodic consultations on security and defense, and reached an agreement on holding periodic consultations on issues of bilateral interest in these spheres.
Upon the advisor's request, Artur Baghdasaryan presented Armenia's positions on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution and Armenian-Turkish relations, mentioning that those positions fall in line with the international community's positions and that the lack of Turkey's and Azerbaijan's constructive positions impede progress.
The sides attached importance to partnership and strengthening of stability in the South Caucasus, as well as the need for deepening reforms through close collaboration with the EU, as reported by the NSC press service.
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