R. KOCHARIAN THANKED BOTH ARMENIAN AND RUSSIAN SERVICEMEN FOR VALIANT SERVICE TO FATHERLAND
Pan Armenian News
13.09.2005 06:52
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian President Robert Kocharian thanked
participants of the final phase of the jubilee 10th Armenian-Russian
military and tactical exercises, held on the ground after marshal
Baghramyan in Armavir region of Armenia today. The Armenian leader
thanked both Armenian and Russian servicemen for valiant service
to Fatherland. “Fraternity between Armenia and Russia continues. It
comes out in an agreement, in compliance with which there is a Russian
military base in Armenia and joint exercises are held,” R. Kocharian
emphasized. Having thanked the personnel, Russian Ambassador Nikolay
Pavlov in his turn noted the high level of harmony in work of Armenian
and Russian military units. It should be reminded the exercises were
held in compliance with the bilateral cooperation plan.
Secretary of the National Security Council at the Armenian President,
Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan, CSTO Sec. Gen. Nikolay Bordyuzha
and commander of the Group of Russian Troops in Transcaucasia (GRTT)
major general Andrey Popov followed the maneuvers as well. 545th
infantry fortified regiment, a tank company, antiaircraft means, an
intelligence group, as well as four SU-25 planes, four MI-24 and two
MI-8 helicopters took part in the event from the Armenian side. The
Russian party was represented by a fortified infantry battalion, a tank
company, S-300 antiaircraft missile complex and four MIG-29 planes. The
personnel of both parties taking part in the exercises numbered 1307
servicemen, while the equipment totaled 294 units. The script of the
exercises provides for repulsing an attack of a conditional adversary
and subsequent elimination of his units. The exercises aim at working
out interaction between the Armenian and Russian formations. A new
detail was introduced in the script – a counter-terror operation,
during which a possible act of terrorism by the conditional adversary
was prevented, reported IA Regnum.
From: Baghdasarian