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ISAF COMMAND THANKS DEFENSE MINISTER OF ARMENIA FOR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS OF ARMENIAN PEACEKEEPERS
ArmInfo
2010-07-27 17:14:00
ArmInfo. Delegation led by Defense Minister of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan
was on a working visit to Afghanistan on July 24-26. The Armenian
Ministry of Defense reported that on July 24 Minister Ohanyan visited
the Armenian peacekeeping union under the German command in NATO
ISAF North Command in Afghanistan, Kunduz, and got first hand view of
the service of Armenian peacekeepers at the strong points of Kunduz
Airport. RA Armed Forced spiritual leader Vrtanes Bishop Abrahamyan
blessed the chapel built by Armenian peacekeepers and named after St.
Tadevos Apostle.
The delegation met with ISAF Afghanistan commander, US AF general David
Petreus, the North Command of ISAF Afghanistan and the leadership of
the Kunduz province restoration group. The parties discussed security
atmosphere in Afghansitan and in the region, challenges connected
with the procedure of transferring responsibility for security of
the region from ISAF to Afghan armed forces as well as the results
of the Summit in Kabul and the prospects of cooperation.
ISAF leadership thanked Minister Seyran Ohanyan for perfect and
exemplary service of the Armenian peacekeepers and the important
contribution to security of the strategic areas in the north of
Afghanistan. Heinz Werner Fritz, the North Command of ISAF Afghanistan,
briefed on the security situation in the north of Afghanistan, the
strategy of actions, the command structure, achievement and challenges.
On July 25 Minister of Defense of Afghanistan Abdul Raheem Wardak,
chief of the AF GS of Afghanistan, lieutenant-general Sher Mohammad
Karim received the Armenian delegation. Service of the Armenian
peacekeeping union in Kunduz was highly appreciated during the
meeting. Minister Wardak said that as compared to last year, the
growth of incidents has objective reasons: the number of ISAF and
Afghan security forces sharply grew and security measures embraced the
regions where security actions were impossible before. He said that
despite many problems public and economic growth was registered in
Afghanistan since 2002 also thanks to efforts of the world community,
statistical data say.
From: A. Papazian
ArmInfo
2010-07-27 17:14:00
ArmInfo. Delegation led by Defense Minister of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan
was on a working visit to Afghanistan on July 24-26. The Armenian
Ministry of Defense reported that on July 24 Minister Ohanyan visited
the Armenian peacekeeping union under the German command in NATO
ISAF North Command in Afghanistan, Kunduz, and got first hand view of
the service of Armenian peacekeepers at the strong points of Kunduz
Airport. RA Armed Forced spiritual leader Vrtanes Bishop Abrahamyan
blessed the chapel built by Armenian peacekeepers and named after St.
Tadevos Apostle.
The delegation met with ISAF Afghanistan commander, US AF general David
Petreus, the North Command of ISAF Afghanistan and the leadership of
the Kunduz province restoration group. The parties discussed security
atmosphere in Afghansitan and in the region, challenges connected
with the procedure of transferring responsibility for security of
the region from ISAF to Afghan armed forces as well as the results
of the Summit in Kabul and the prospects of cooperation.
ISAF leadership thanked Minister Seyran Ohanyan for perfect and
exemplary service of the Armenian peacekeepers and the important
contribution to security of the strategic areas in the north of
Afghanistan. Heinz Werner Fritz, the North Command of ISAF Afghanistan,
briefed on the security situation in the north of Afghanistan, the
strategy of actions, the command structure, achievement and challenges.
On July 25 Minister of Defense of Afghanistan Abdul Raheem Wardak,
chief of the AF GS of Afghanistan, lieutenant-general Sher Mohammad
Karim received the Armenian delegation. Service of the Armenian
peacekeeping union in Kunduz was highly appreciated during the
meeting. Minister Wardak said that as compared to last year, the
growth of incidents has objective reasons: the number of ISAF and
Afghan security forces sharply grew and security measures embraced the
regions where security actions were impossible before. He said that
despite many problems public and economic growth was registered in
Afghanistan since 2002 also thanks to efforts of the world community,
statistical data say.
From: A. Papazian