YEREVAN, APRIL 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The third, final stage of the reconstruction works of the educational center of the RA Police started on April 13. As Major General Ararat Mahtesian, the First Deputy of the RA Police Chief mentioned at the event organized on that occasion, roofs of the subsidiary building of the center have been fundamentally restored, doors and windows were changed before that. It's envisaged to implement repairs of the shooting-ground, training grounds, the educational subsidiary building during the third stage. According to the contract, it's envisaged to finish works in late October. Works of reconstruction of the center preparing the staff of non-comissioned officers for the RA Police are implemented on the account of the 500 thousand U.S. dollars allocated by the U.S. Government as well as owing to the financial assistance of the Governments of Belgium and Sweden. The reconstruction of the center is a part of the wide-spread program of assistance to police implemented in 2004 by the OSCE Yerevan Office. The main three directions of the program are reconstruction of the educational center, working out of the educational program as well as introduction of the model of community police in one of Yerevan communities. According to A.Mahtesian, it's envisaged to create new fulcra by the model of community police where an attempt will be made to solve the most part of issues jointly with the community councillor, without taking the offender to the police department. The draft will be implemented during the coming 1-2 years. Ambassador Vladimir Pryakhin, the OSCE Yerevan Office head mentioned that assisting to formation of the new democratic police in the post-Soviet territory is one of the most important directions of the OSCE activity. The Ambassador mentioned that it's envisaged to invest about 1.5 mln dollars for implementation of the RA police assistance program, at the same time, the most part of that money will be directed not only to technical assistance but to re-trainig of policemen. According to V.Pryakhin, creation of the community police arises first of all from interests of the inhabitation. The Ambassador mentioned that it's envisaged to create new points of public order by which the inhabitation will have possibility of direct and close contact with representatives of the police. It's envisaged to continue in future implementation of the program in the whole territory of Armenia.

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