LITHUANIAN SERVICEMEN TO PASS TRAINING IN ARMENIA

Noyan Tapan
Nov 12 2007

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. All necessary preconditions
have been created for Armenian-Lithuanian military cooperation. RA
Defence Minister Mikayel Haroutiunian gave assurance at the end of the
November 12 meeting with Lithuanian Defence Minister Juozas Olekas,
who has arrived in Yerevan on an official visit.

According to him, the negotiations with his Lithuanian counterpart
were very efficient and included a wide range of issues of bilateral
interest. In particular, issues connected with peacekeeping
activity, military legislation, military-technical cooperation were
discussed. Opinions over international and regional security issues
were exchanged. The parties held the same opinion that the regional
conflicts should be given exclusively a peaceful solution.

M. Haroutiunian expressed confidence that Lithuania being European
community’s full member and Armenia striving for the same thing will
use the potential of military relations for the purpose of providing
atmosphere of all European security and stability.

Juozas Olekas said that the issue of Lithuanian servicemen’s
training in Armenia was also discussed at the meeting. According
to him, trainings in mountainous conditions are necessary for the
Lithuanian servicemen to be ready for military operations in such
climate conditions.

It should be mentioned that an agreement on Armenian servicemen’s
study at Lithuanian higher military educational institutions has been
signed between Armenia and Lithuania.