ARMENIA’s DEFENCE MINISTER AWARDED AIDE-GENERAL OF KANSAS STATE
“DRASTAMAT KANAYAN” MEDAL
YEREVAN, MAY 26. ARMINFO. Secretary of National security council at
Armenia’s President, Armenia’s Defence Minister Serzh Sargssyan met
today with a delegation of Kansas State (USA) headed by Aide-General,
Major-General Tod Banting. The delegation arrived in Yerevan within
the Armenia-Kansas cooperation program framework.
Minister’s press-secretary, colonel Seyran Shakhsuvaryan informed
ARMINFO that the US Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary to
Armenia John Evans participated at the meeting, too. Minister asked
the guests to convey his deep gratitude to State governor, Mrs. Katlin
Sibelius for recognizing Armenian Genocide and proclaiming April 24
the Day of Armenians’ memory. Stressing the significance of
cooperation in the sphere of military medicine and peacemaking
activity, Sargssyan noted the possibility to cooperate in other
spheres as well. The sides ascertained with satisfaction that the
cooperation between the National guard of Kansas and Armenia’s Defence
Ministry started two years ago spreads to various civil
spheres. Sargssyan awarded Major General Tod Banting the “Drastamat
Kanayan” medal – for effective cooperation.