SEVENTY ARMENIAN PEACEKEEPERS WILL LEAVE FOR KOSOVO TODAY
armradio.am
09.06.2008 14:25
RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan said in Yerevan today that in its
current Program the Government pays great attention to the defense
capacity of the Armed forces.
Speaking at a press conference in Yerevan today, Seyran Ohanyan said
a new Law on Defense and a the development plan of the Armed Forces
until 2015 will be adopted this year.
Seyran Ohanyan stressed the great importance of doubling the Armenian
peacekeeping contingent in Kosovo.
The Minister informed that the negotiations on Armenia’s participation
in the NATO mission in Afghanistan will continue. According to him,
the question was discussed during the recent sitting of the Alliance
in 26+1 format.
A 70-member group of peacekeepers will leave for Kosovo today.