ARMENIAN MILITARY TO PARTICIPATE NATO EXERCISE

Pan Armenian News
30.05.2005 03:07

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ One of the peacekeeping battalions of the
Armenian Defense Ministry and four officers will take part in the
Cooperative Best Effort 2005 NATO exercise to be held June 19-30 in
Lviv (Ukraine). June 6-18 Armenia as an observer will participate
in Gintarine viltis 2005 NATO exercise in Lithuania. According
to Armenian Defense Ministry~Rs Press Secretary, Colonel Seyran
Shahsuvarian the exercise is targeted at development of cooperation
between the NATO member-sates and the servicemen participating in
Partnership for Peace Program as well as perfection of joint command
in NATO peacekeeping operations. Military from Azerbaijan, Germany,
Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Lithuania, Canada, UK, Georgia and
Finland are expected to take part in the maneuvers, IA Regnum reports.