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ARMENIA INVITED TO JOIN THE UN PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN LEBANON
15:20 04.06.2013
Armenia, Lebanon, peacekeeping, UN
Italy, as commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
(UNIFIL), has officially applied to Armenia with a proposal to include
an Armenian detachment in the peacekeeping mission. It suggests the
Armenian troops to ensure the security of the mission headquarters.
Negotiations on sending Armenian peacekeepers to Lebanon are currently
underway. Discussions with the UN and the Italian Defense Ministry
focus on the composition of detachment, the place of deployment,
logistical and technical support and other issues.
A specialized working group of the Ministry of Defense will leave for
Rome next week to continue the negotiations. This will be followed
by the visit of the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces. Two
Armenian peacekeeping platoons are likely to be deployed in Lebanon
by the end of the current year.
One Officer of RA Armed Forces has been involved in the UN observation
mission in Lebanon since 2012.
Armenia has received another proposal to join the UN peacekeeping
mission in Mali. The negotiations focus on sending Armenian military
observers.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/06/04/armenia-invited-to-join-the-un-peacekeeping-mission-in-lebanon/
From: A. Papazian
15:20 04.06.2013
Armenia, Lebanon, peacekeeping, UN
Italy, as commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
(UNIFIL), has officially applied to Armenia with a proposal to include
an Armenian detachment in the peacekeeping mission. It suggests the
Armenian troops to ensure the security of the mission headquarters.
Negotiations on sending Armenian peacekeepers to Lebanon are currently
underway. Discussions with the UN and the Italian Defense Ministry
focus on the composition of detachment, the place of deployment,
logistical and technical support and other issues.
A specialized working group of the Ministry of Defense will leave for
Rome next week to continue the negotiations. This will be followed
by the visit of the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces. Two
Armenian peacekeeping platoons are likely to be deployed in Lebanon
by the end of the current year.
One Officer of RA Armed Forces has been involved in the UN observation
mission in Lebanon since 2012.
Armenia has received another proposal to join the UN peacekeeping
mission in Mali. The negotiations focus on sending Armenian military
observers.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/06/04/armenia-invited-to-join-the-un-peacekeeping-mission-in-lebanon/
From: A. Papazian