ARMENIA READY TO EXPAND PARTICIPATION IN PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS – MINISTER
Arminfo
15 Jun 07
Yerevan, 15 June: Armenian Defence Minister Mikayel Harutyunyan has
participated in the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council’s sitting of
defence ministers, held in Brussels.
The defence minister’s press secretary, Col Seyran Shahsuvaryan,
told Arminfo today [15 June] that NATO Secretary-General Jaap de
Hoop Scheffer had congratulated Harutyunyan over his appointment as
defence minister during a brief meeting proceeding the sitting. The
parties exchanged views over the processes in the Euro-Atlantic region.
Speaking at the sitting, Harutyunyan reiterated the Armenian
government’s readiness to expand its participation in peacekeeping
operations.
[Passage omitted: Harutyunyan met Greek and Czech defence ministers]