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March 16, 2012 Friday
11-032 ARMENIAN DELEGATIONS TO VISIT KANSAS
TOPEKA, KS
The following information was released by the Kansas Adjutant Generals
Department:
Two delegations from the Republic of Armenia will arrive in Kansas
next week for a visit arranged under the State Partnership Program, a
program of the National Guard Bureau. Kansas has been partnered with
Armenia since 2003 to foster mutually beneficial military to military,
military to civilian and civilian to civilian relationships. Maj. Gen.
(KS) Lee Tafanelli visited Armenia for the first time as adjutant
general in September 2011.
"Were pleased to have this opportunity to host such a distinguished
delegation," said Tafanelli. "We look forward to further developing
and enhancing our relationship with the people of Armenia."
The first group will arrive Saturday, March 17, and will be led by
Maj. Gen. Armen Harutyunyan, head of Investigation Service of the
Ministry of Defense. Their visit will focus on various aspects of the
Kansas legal and military justice systems. Their schedule will include
visits to the Kansas Supreme Court, Washburn Law School, Fort
Leavenworth, the Kansas Attorney Generals Office, the Kansas Bureau of
Investigation and the office of the assistant U.S. attorney for the
Kansas district.
The second delegation will arrive Monday, March 19 and will include
Seyran Ohanyan, Armenian minister of defense and Davit Tonoyan, first
deputy minister of defense. The delegation will meet with Maj. Gen.
(KS) Lee Tafanelli and members of the Kansas National Guard senior
staff. They will also take a tour of the Capitol Building and meet
with Gov. Sam Brownback, who will sign a proclamation recognizing the
mutual achievements made under the partnership and saluting the people
of Armenia. Following a photo opportunity with the governor, the
delegation will join Brownback for a luncheon with cabinet
secretaries, legislative leaders and other state officials.
The Armenians will later meet with representatives of the Command and
General Staff College from Fort Leavenworth and visit the warehouse at
Forbes containing the Expeditionary Medical Systems, a mobile hospital
that is deployable for military or civilian emergency response use.
Armenia purchased an EMEDS system in 2005 and Kansas has been working
closely with them to develop a deployable mobile medical capability.
After leaving Kansas, the defense minister will travel to Washington
D.C. to meet with the U.S. Secretary of Defense and other senior
officials.
The State Partnership Program is a National Guard program that
partners the National Guard with developing nations to foster military
and civilian relationships. Members of the Kansas National Guard, as
well as representatives from law enforcement, education, medicine,
agriculture and other professions, have visited Armenia several times
and representatives from various Armenian military and civilian
organizations have come to Kansas for training, discussions and other
events. Soldiers of the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade have deployed to
serve alongside soldiers from the United States and other coalition
forces.
From: A. Papazian
March 16, 2012 Friday
11-032 ARMENIAN DELEGATIONS TO VISIT KANSAS
TOPEKA, KS
The following information was released by the Kansas Adjutant Generals
Department:
Two delegations from the Republic of Armenia will arrive in Kansas
next week for a visit arranged under the State Partnership Program, a
program of the National Guard Bureau. Kansas has been partnered with
Armenia since 2003 to foster mutually beneficial military to military,
military to civilian and civilian to civilian relationships. Maj. Gen.
(KS) Lee Tafanelli visited Armenia for the first time as adjutant
general in September 2011.
"Were pleased to have this opportunity to host such a distinguished
delegation," said Tafanelli. "We look forward to further developing
and enhancing our relationship with the people of Armenia."
The first group will arrive Saturday, March 17, and will be led by
Maj. Gen. Armen Harutyunyan, head of Investigation Service of the
Ministry of Defense. Their visit will focus on various aspects of the
Kansas legal and military justice systems. Their schedule will include
visits to the Kansas Supreme Court, Washburn Law School, Fort
Leavenworth, the Kansas Attorney Generals Office, the Kansas Bureau of
Investigation and the office of the assistant U.S. attorney for the
Kansas district.
The second delegation will arrive Monday, March 19 and will include
Seyran Ohanyan, Armenian minister of defense and Davit Tonoyan, first
deputy minister of defense. The delegation will meet with Maj. Gen.
(KS) Lee Tafanelli and members of the Kansas National Guard senior
staff. They will also take a tour of the Capitol Building and meet
with Gov. Sam Brownback, who will sign a proclamation recognizing the
mutual achievements made under the partnership and saluting the people
of Armenia. Following a photo opportunity with the governor, the
delegation will join Brownback for a luncheon with cabinet
secretaries, legislative leaders and other state officials.
The Armenians will later meet with representatives of the Command and
General Staff College from Fort Leavenworth and visit the warehouse at
Forbes containing the Expeditionary Medical Systems, a mobile hospital
that is deployable for military or civilian emergency response use.
Armenia purchased an EMEDS system in 2005 and Kansas has been working
closely with them to develop a deployable mobile medical capability.
After leaving Kansas, the defense minister will travel to Washington
D.C. to meet with the U.S. Secretary of Defense and other senior
officials.
The State Partnership Program is a National Guard program that
partners the National Guard with developing nations to foster military
and civilian relationships. Members of the Kansas National Guard, as
well as representatives from law enforcement, education, medicine,
agriculture and other professions, have visited Armenia several times
and representatives from various Armenian military and civilian
organizations have come to Kansas for training, discussions and other
events. Soldiers of the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade have deployed to
serve alongside soldiers from the United States and other coalition
forces.
From: A. Papazian