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NATO THANKS ARMENIA FOR EXPANSION OF ISAF PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 21, 2011 - 18:43 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Public
Diplomacy thanked Armenia on behalf of the alliance for expansion of
ISAF Peacekeeping Mission in Afghanistan.
As Stefanie Babst stated during Yerevan-Brussels TV spacebridge,
"extending beyond the sphere of military reforms, Armenia-NATO
cooperation also covers struggle against terrorism and coping with
natural disasters."
On June 20, 81 members of Armenian Armed Forces' peacekeeping mission
in Afghanistan were deployed at Mazar-e-Sharif military base. On June
21, Armenian peacemakers entered upon their duties, Armenian Defence
Ministry press service reported.
On May 11, Armenian parliament ratified an agreement on regulation
of legal issues with NATO in reference to Armenian Armed Forces'
peacekeeping mission to Afghanistan.
The agreement envisages extension of deployment term till December 31,
2012 with the peacekeepers' number to be increased to 130. At present,
45 peacekeepers are serving in Afghanistan.
As Armenian Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan stated earlier, increase of
Armenian peacekeepers number and extension of their deployment serves
the interests of the country, also promoting Armenia-NATO cooperation.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 21, 2011 - 18:43 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Public
Diplomacy thanked Armenia on behalf of the alliance for expansion of
ISAF Peacekeeping Mission in Afghanistan.
As Stefanie Babst stated during Yerevan-Brussels TV spacebridge,
"extending beyond the sphere of military reforms, Armenia-NATO
cooperation also covers struggle against terrorism and coping with
natural disasters."
On June 20, 81 members of Armenian Armed Forces' peacekeeping mission
in Afghanistan were deployed at Mazar-e-Sharif military base. On June
21, Armenian peacemakers entered upon their duties, Armenian Defence
Ministry press service reported.
On May 11, Armenian parliament ratified an agreement on regulation
of legal issues with NATO in reference to Armenian Armed Forces'
peacekeeping mission to Afghanistan.
The agreement envisages extension of deployment term till December 31,
2012 with the peacekeepers' number to be increased to 130. At present,
45 peacekeepers are serving in Afghanistan.
As Armenian Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan stated earlier, increase of
Armenian peacekeepers number and extension of their deployment serves
the interests of the country, also promoting Armenia-NATO cooperation.
From: A. Papazian