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ARMENIA READY TO CONTINUE PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN KOSOVO - DEFENCE MINISTER
Mediamax News Agency
Feb 9 2012
Armenia
Yerevan, 8 February: Armenian Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan told
Mediamax today that Armenia is ready to continue its peacekeeping
mission in Kosovo.
Talking to Mediamax's correspondent, the minister clarified his
statement made at a press conference today as to which the Armenian
peacekeeping unit has temporarily been withdrawn from Kosovo.
Seyran Ohanyan recalled that the Armenian peacekeeping unit in
Kosovo serves under the Greek command and the Greek side reduced its
participation in the KFOR operation due to financial issues.
The minister said that the Armenian unit withdrawn from Kosovo is
currently in Yerevan but if one of the partner-countries offers
the same conditions as in case of the Greek command, Armenia will
continue its peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, mostly logistics expenses
are concerned.
The minister said that Armenia has received a similar offer from
Hungary which is now being discussed.
Answering Mediamax's question, Seyran Ohanyan ruled out that the
unit withdrawn from Kosovo could join the Armenian contingent in
Afghanistan.
The minister recalled during the press conference today that Armenia
has increased the number of Armenian soldiers serving in Afghanistan
three-fold in 2011.
Mediamax News Agency
Feb 9 2012
Armenia
Yerevan, 8 February: Armenian Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan told
Mediamax today that Armenia is ready to continue its peacekeeping
mission in Kosovo.
Talking to Mediamax's correspondent, the minister clarified his
statement made at a press conference today as to which the Armenian
peacekeeping unit has temporarily been withdrawn from Kosovo.
Seyran Ohanyan recalled that the Armenian peacekeeping unit in
Kosovo serves under the Greek command and the Greek side reduced its
participation in the KFOR operation due to financial issues.
The minister said that the Armenian unit withdrawn from Kosovo is
currently in Yerevan but if one of the partner-countries offers
the same conditions as in case of the Greek command, Armenia will
continue its peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, mostly logistics expenses
are concerned.
The minister said that Armenia has received a similar offer from
Hungary which is now being discussed.
Answering Mediamax's question, Seyran Ohanyan ruled out that the
unit withdrawn from Kosovo could join the Armenian contingent in
Afghanistan.
The minister recalled during the press conference today that Armenia
has increased the number of Armenian soldiers serving in Afghanistan
three-fold in 2011.