YEREVAN. - Before achieving full membership, Armenian police must undergo several procedures but we are hopeful that our goal, the full membership of Armenian Police Service in the International Police Association will be fulfilled by 2012, said the chairman of IPA Michael Odysseos at a press conference in Yerevan on Saturday.

Odysseos mentioned that the primary goal of his visit is creation of Armenian branch of IPA.

Chairman of IPA Armenian branch Gigor Sahakyan said that IPA membership increases the role and significance of police in international arena.

“Armenia has diplomatic relations only with 12 out of 62 members of IPA. Full membership will avail protection of any Armenian on the territories of IPA member-states,” Sahakyan said.