YEREVAN, MAY 15, ARMENPRESS. Cooperation between the Investigative Committee of Armenia and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the US Department of Justice is entering a qualitatively new phase.

As ARMENPRESS was informed by the Investigative Committee of Armenia, on May 16, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the two structures, which was signed by the Deputy Chairman of the Investigative Committee Arsen Ayvazyan from the Armenian side, and on the other hand by the Heather Berg, Attaché of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation in Armenia and Georgia.

"This important event was attended by the Chairman of the Investigative Committee, Argishti Kyaramyan, and the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the USA to the Republic of Armenia, Kristina Kvien.

The memorandum of cooperation is aimed at combining the efforts of the Criminal Investigation Department of Armenia and the US FBI in the fight against transnational crimes and increasing their efficiency.

It refers to the fight against cybercrime, kidnapping, organized crime, illegal international activities in the economic, financial and banking spheres, including money laundering, all forms of illegal migration, trafficking, as well as other types of crimes.

During the meeting with the US Ambassador, the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Armenia considered the signing of the memorandum extremely important, which will enable to regulate and make the legal cooperation between the two countries more systematic, raising it to a new qualitative level. The chairman of the Investigative Committee expressed hope that the day-by-day deepening cooperation between the law enforcement structures will be continuous.

In her turn, Ambassador Kristina Kvien considered the signing of the memorandum an important move for the comprehensive fight against transnational crime from the point of view of strengthening cooperation at all levels of international law enforcement agencies and preventing the increase in the threat of crime. She noted that the embassy will continue to contribute to the deepening of cooperation between Armenia and US law enforcement structures.