Delegation of Kansas National Guard, civilian leaders visits Armenia

.c The Associated Press

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) – The head of the Kansas National Guard praised
Armenian military personnel Saturday, as nearly two dozen military and
civilians leaders from the U.S. state paid a five-day visit to the
tiny Caucasus nation.

Maj. Gen. Tod Bunting, the guard’s adjutant general, said he also
impressed with the Armenian military’s medical corps.

“Our impression is that Armenian military personnel are
professionally prepared,” Bunting told The Associated Press.

The delegation, which also includes state lawmakers, was meeting with
government authorities, as well as military, health and education
officials.

The delegation traveled to Armenia under the National Guard’s State
Partnership Program, which pairs U.S. states with different countries;
Armenia has asked the Kansas guard for assistance with improving its
peacekeeping and health and medical operations

The Caucasus nation has 49 bomb-disposal experts, drivers, medics and
officers currently serving in Iraq as part of the U.S.-led military
effort.

05/28/05 15:06 EDT

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress