ARMENIAN OFFICER’S LEG AMPUTATED AT AMERICAN HOSPITAL

Lragir, Armenia
Nov 13 2006

Georgy Nalbandyan, officer of the Armenian contingent in Iraq was
injured, and his leg was amputated at the American hospital. The U.S.
Embassy expressed its deepest concern for the Armenian soldier who was
injured in Iraq, as well as its condolences for the Polish and Slovak
soldiers who were killed during the incident. "Armenia’s contingent
in Iraq is carrying out the extremely important but dangerous work
of bringing peace and democracy to the country. The injured Armenian
solider is receiving the best medical care available, and we would
like to thank him and his Armenian colleagues for their vital role
in the international coalition fighting the global war on terror,"
runs the message of the U.S. Embassy to Armenia.