NATO MEMBER STATES SHARE EXPERIENCE WITH ARMENIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
05.02.2007 12:48 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The main goal of the seminar titled "Military reform
in Armenia: provision of Defense Ministry with civil personnel and
introduction of amendments in the law On Defense" is the specification
of plans and further assistance in the process of reformation and
modernization of the Armenian armed forces, said Dr Horst Schmalfeld,
the German Deputy Director of the George C. Marshall Center.

In his words, the seminar also aims at exchange of experience with NATO
member states, summarizing of opinions of international and Armenian
experts on the proposed amendments in the law On Defense. "150 Armenian
military were trained in the George C. Marshall Center. This fact
proves the republic’s engagement in the armed forces’ reform. All
those officers who were trained in the Center assumed positions in
the Defense Ministry and General Staff.

We are convinced that our counterparts who arrived in Armenia from
Latvia, Estonia and Romania have enough experience to share with the
Armenian officers," added Dr Schmalfeld.