MINISTER: ARMENIA SEEKS TO CONTRIBUTE TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SECURITY
PanARMENIAN.Net
August 30, 2011 - 11:47 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Presently the armed forces of Armenia face two tasks:
fostering national security and enlarging participation of the country
in international security efforts, RA Defense Minister said.
Addressing the servicemen in a military unit in Noemberyan, a
borderline town of Armenia, Seyran Ohanyan, stated that Armenia,
being a part of the international community, seeks to contribute to
its security.
He noted that RA peacekeeping forces carry out missions in Kosovo
and Iraq. "More than that, presently Armenian peacekeepers are in
the most dangerous zone, in Afghanistan, where they surprised German
officers with their training," he said.
"Defending their borders Armenian military perform operations no
inferior than those peacekeepers perform in Afghanistan," he added.
The Minister Ohanyan also noted that the Ministry seeks to make army
possibly transparent to the public.
PanARMENIAN.Net
August 30, 2011 - 11:47 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Presently the armed forces of Armenia face two tasks:
fostering national security and enlarging participation of the country
in international security efforts, RA Defense Minister said.
Addressing the servicemen in a military unit in Noemberyan, a
borderline town of Armenia, Seyran Ohanyan, stated that Armenia,
being a part of the international community, seeks to contribute to
its security.
He noted that RA peacekeeping forces carry out missions in Kosovo
and Iraq. "More than that, presently Armenian peacekeepers are in
the most dangerous zone, in Afghanistan, where they surprised German
officers with their training," he said.
"Defending their borders Armenian military perform operations no
inferior than those peacekeepers perform in Afghanistan," he added.
The Minister Ohanyan also noted that the Ministry seeks to make army
possibly transparent to the public.