SEYRAN OHANYAN HOSTED COMMANDER OF THE KANSAS STATE NATIONAL GUARD TOD BANTING
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27.0 8.08
On August 27, 2008 RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan received the
delegation headed by Commander of the National Guards of Kansas State,
Adjutant-General Tod Banting. The meeting was attended by U.S. Chargé
d´Affaires Joseph Pennington.
Greeting the guests, RA Defense Minister S. Ohanyan noted that the
regular visits of the delegations of the Armenian Ministry of Defense
and the Kansas State National Guard speak about the importance of the
five year cooperation between Armenia and Kansas. This cooperation
embraces concrete spheres: peacekeeping, de-mining, military medicine
and military education, which are considered priority directions today.
For his part, Mr. Banting conveyed to Seyran Ohanyan the greetings
of the Governor of Kansas.
Turning to the doubling of the number of the Armenian peacekeepers in
Iraq, Tod Banting noted that it contributes to Armenia’s involvement
in international processes, the improvement of Armenia’s international
rating.
During the meeting Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan underlined that
he gives a special importance to the cooperation especially in the
field of peacekeeping, anticipating the continuous support of the
American side.
Minister added that a peacekeeping mission for Armenia carries
not only military-political but also military meanin g, because
representatives of armed forces of RA gaining great skills serving
in the international subunits.
At the end of the meeting RA Defense minister passes his greetings
to the Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius.
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