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IHL INSTRUCTORS' COURSE FOR ARMENIAN ARMED FORCES
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4. ARMINFO. A five-day training course on
International Humanitarian Law (IHL) for 12 officers of Armenian Armed
Forces has started today in the resort town of Tsakhkadzor (30 km
north of Yerevan). The course for future IHL instructors is organized
by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in cooperation
with the Ministry of Defence of Armenia.
The press-service of ICRC Office in Yerevan told ARMINFO that
conducted by the ICRC regional IHL expert, this course focuses on the
effective use of the "IHL for Commanders" and "IHL for Instructors"
manuals, used as a didactic tool for IHL training in the Armenian
Army. The course also covers topics such as conduct of operations,
commander's responsibility, behaviour in combat and the ICRC and its
activities.
Similar training courses have been organised in the past. Through such
course. the ICRC seek to ensure that officers from Armenian Armed
Forces know and respect the rules and principles of IHL. The ICRC
stands ready to support the Armenian military authorities in
Integrating IHL into the teaching and combat training of the Armenian
armed forces, the source reports.
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4. ARMINFO. A five-day training course on
International Humanitarian Law (IHL) for 12 officers of Armenian Armed
Forces has started today in the resort town of Tsakhkadzor (30 km
north of Yerevan). The course for future IHL instructors is organized
by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in cooperation
with the Ministry of Defence of Armenia.
The press-service of ICRC Office in Yerevan told ARMINFO that
conducted by the ICRC regional IHL expert, this course focuses on the
effective use of the "IHL for Commanders" and "IHL for Instructors"
manuals, used as a didactic tool for IHL training in the Armenian
Army. The course also covers topics such as conduct of operations,
commander's responsibility, behaviour in combat and the ICRC and its
activities.
Similar training courses have been organised in the past. Through such
course. the ICRC seek to ensure that officers from Armenian Armed
Forces know and respect the rules and principles of IHL. The ICRC
stands ready to support the Armenian military authorities in
Integrating IHL into the teaching and combat training of the Armenian
armed forces, the source reports.