ARMENIAN DEFENCE MINISTER: WITHDRAWAL OF ARMENIAN PEACE-MAKING SUBDIVISION FROM IRAQ HAS NO POLITICAL CONTEXT

ArmInfo
2008-10-20 11:15:00

ArmInfo. Armenian Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan met yesterday
special representative of NATO secretary general for the Caucasus
and Central Asia Robert Simmons.

As press-service of Armenian Defence Ministry reported, over the
meeting they discussed the process of reforms in the Armenian armed
forces. The minister said revisiting of the defence strategy will be
prior. They also touched on the course of the NATO exercise within the
frames of Partnership for Peace programme. At the end of the meeting
Armenian defence minister said withdrawal of Armenian peace-making
subdivision from Iraq has no political context since the authorities
of Iraq had stated they themselves can control the situation in
the country.