ARMENIAN ARMY OFFICERS HAVE IHL INSTRUCTORS’ COURSE

ArmenPress
Dec 6 2004

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS: A five-day training course on
International Humanitarian Law (IHL) has started today in the resort
town of Tsakhkadzor (some 40 km north of Yerevan) for 12 officers
from the Ministry of Defense’s Combat Training, Missile Troops and
Artillery Departments, Military Institute and Institute of Military
Aviation, as well as Army corps and units. The course, designed for
future IHL instructors is organized by the International Committee of
the Red Cross (ICRC) jointly with the Ministry of Defense of Armenia.

Conducted by the ICRC’s Armed and Security Forces Expert in South
Caucasus, this course focuses on the effective use of the “IHL for
Commanders” and “IHL for Instructors” manuals, used as didactic tools
for IHL training in the Armenian Army. During the course, topics
such as conduct of operations, command responsibilities and behavior
in combat will be covered with particular emphasis on requirements
stipulated by IHL. The ICRC and its activities will also be presented.

A similar training course was organized recently, in October 2004.
Through such courses, the ICRC seeks to ensure that officers from
Armenian Armed Forces know and respect the rules and principles of IHL.

The ICRC stands ready to support the Armenian military authorities
in integrating IHL into the teaching and combat training programs of
the Armenian Armed Forces.