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Armenian Armed Forces delegation to participate in NATO Military
Committee session in Brussels
13:30, 13 May, 2013
YEREVAN, MAY 13, ARMENPRESS: The delegation, headed by the Chief of
the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Republic of
Armenia, Lieutenant-Colonel Yuri Khachaturov, has left from the
Kingdom of Belgium. As Armenpress was reported by the Department for
Information and Public Relations of the Ministry of Defense of
Armenia, in Brussels the delegation of the Armed Forces of the
Republic of Armenia will gather at NATO Headquarters on 14-15 May for
the second Military Committee in Chiefs of Defense format of 2013.
General Knud Bartels, Chairman of the Military Committee, will chair
the discussions on NATO Transformation, Afghanistan post-2014, Kosovo
and Special Partnerships. General Philip Breedlove, new Supreme Allied
Commander, Europe (as of 13 May) and General Jean-Paul Paloméros,
Supreme Allied Commander, Transformation will support sessions with
their insights.
The 169th NATO Chiefs of Defense meeting will begin on Tuesday 14 May
with a review of NATO's current major operations in Afghanistan and
Kosovo. Among key speakers, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, the
Pakistani Chief of Army Staff, will update ISAF Chiefs of Defense on
the wider regional context. The Military Committee will also discuss
the planning of the new NATO post-2014 mission in Afghanistan,
Resolute Support. With NATO's special Partners - Georgia, Ukraine, and
Russia - the Chiefs of Defense will review the progress of
military-to-military cooperation, as well as exchanging views on
issues of regional security.
Wednesday's meetings will focus on NATO Transformation. The Military
Committee will be briefed by Supreme Allied Commander, Transformation
on the implementation of the Connected Forces Initiative and Smart
Defense projects. NATO Chiefs of Defense will also discuss the way
forward on NATO exercises and training, specifically a high-visibility
exercise in 2015. The day will conclude with an overview of the new
NATO Command Structure and updates on all other current NATO
operations.
The aim throughout the two days will be to ensure that the NATO
Military Committee provides timely, relevant consensus based advice to
the North Atlantic Council in support of NATO's strategic objectives.
The Military Committee (MC) is the senior military authority in NATO
and the oldest permanent body in NATO after the North Atlantic
Council, both having been formed months after the Alliance came into
being. It is the primary source of military advice to NATO's civilian
decision-making bodies - the North Atlantic Council and the Nuclear
Planning Group.
From: A. Papazian
Committee session in Brussels
13:30, 13 May, 2013
YEREVAN, MAY 13, ARMENPRESS: The delegation, headed by the Chief of
the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Republic of
Armenia, Lieutenant-Colonel Yuri Khachaturov, has left from the
Kingdom of Belgium. As Armenpress was reported by the Department for
Information and Public Relations of the Ministry of Defense of
Armenia, in Brussels the delegation of the Armed Forces of the
Republic of Armenia will gather at NATO Headquarters on 14-15 May for
the second Military Committee in Chiefs of Defense format of 2013.
General Knud Bartels, Chairman of the Military Committee, will chair
the discussions on NATO Transformation, Afghanistan post-2014, Kosovo
and Special Partnerships. General Philip Breedlove, new Supreme Allied
Commander, Europe (as of 13 May) and General Jean-Paul Paloméros,
Supreme Allied Commander, Transformation will support sessions with
their insights.
The 169th NATO Chiefs of Defense meeting will begin on Tuesday 14 May
with a review of NATO's current major operations in Afghanistan and
Kosovo. Among key speakers, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, the
Pakistani Chief of Army Staff, will update ISAF Chiefs of Defense on
the wider regional context. The Military Committee will also discuss
the planning of the new NATO post-2014 mission in Afghanistan,
Resolute Support. With NATO's special Partners - Georgia, Ukraine, and
Russia - the Chiefs of Defense will review the progress of
military-to-military cooperation, as well as exchanging views on
issues of regional security.
Wednesday's meetings will focus on NATO Transformation. The Military
Committee will be briefed by Supreme Allied Commander, Transformation
on the implementation of the Connected Forces Initiative and Smart
Defense projects. NATO Chiefs of Defense will also discuss the way
forward on NATO exercises and training, specifically a high-visibility
exercise in 2015. The day will conclude with an overview of the new
NATO Command Structure and updates on all other current NATO
operations.
The aim throughout the two days will be to ensure that the NATO
Military Committee provides timely, relevant consensus based advice to
the North Atlantic Council in support of NATO's strategic objectives.
The Military Committee (MC) is the senior military authority in NATO
and the oldest permanent body in NATO after the North Atlantic
Council, both having been formed months after the Alliance came into
being. It is the primary source of military advice to NATO's civilian
decision-making bodies - the North Atlantic Council and the Nuclear
Planning Group.
From: A. Papazian