YEREVAN. – An Armenian delegation, led by the Deputy Chief of Police of Armenia Ara Fidanyan, visited the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) headquarters in The Hague, the Police of Armenia informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The purpose of the visit was to discuss a number of matters related to cooperation between the Armenian Police and Europol.

The delegation was received by Catherine De Bolle, Executive Director of Europol. In his remarks, Fidanyan highlighted the cooperation agreement signed between the Armenian Police and Europol. Also, he presented the ongoing reforms in the Armenian law enforcement.

De Bolle, in her turn, expressed readiness to develop bilateral cooperation, emphasizing the importance of the joint fight against crime.

And in order to strengthen this collaboration, a number of agreements were reached—in particular, on organizing a visit of Catherine De Bolle to Armenia in the second half of the year.

During the Armenian delegation’s visit, several other meetings were held with Europol administration, as well as with liaison officers from Georgia, Ukraine, and Germany.