ARKA News Agency
Sept 22 2005

ARMENIAN MEDICAL OFFICERS PARTICIPATE IN NATO TRAINING
“MEDCEUR-RESCUER – 05”

YEREVAN, September 22. /ARKA/. A medical rescue training
“MEDCEUR-RESCUER – 05” of NATO member-countries and of countries
involved in the Partnership for Peace program was held at the
Department of Military Medicine, Yerevan Medical University, on
September 8-19, 2005. Colonel Seyran Shahsuvaryan, Press Secretary to
RA minister of Defense, reported that it is the first training of
this type in Armenia. The “academic” and “field” part of the training
were held in Georgia. Ten Armenian officers and students of the
Department of Military Medicine participated in the training as well.
In Yerevan, a staff circle of a computer military game “Responce
Cell” was organized. The work plan of the game was fulfilled 100%.
The work was controlled by two officers and two 1st-class specialists
of the US Armed Forces. Armenia was represented by a senior officer
of the Military Medical Department, three officers of the Emergency
Department, and three officers of the Department of Military
Medicine. US military specialists made a high appraisal of Armenian
officers. The “RESCUER – 06” part of the “MEDCEUR-RESCUER – 06”
training is most likely to be held in Armenia. P.T. -0–