NATO EXERCISES HELD IN ARMENIA HAVE SHOWN THAT ARMENIA IS FULLY READY TO BE MEMBER OF ‘PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE’ PROGRAMME: ROLAND KATHER
ArmInfo
2008-10-20 11:01:00
ArmInfo. Armenia is fully ready to be member of the ‘Partnership for
Peace’ programme, Commander of the land component of NATO’s allied
forces "Heidelberg", Lieutenant-General Roland Kather said during
a demonstrative operation on response to crisis situations, held on
the shooting ground of the Military Institute after Vazgen Sarkisyan
of Armenia’s Defense Ministry, within the frames of the exercises
‘Cooperative Lancer-2008′ held in Armenia. Armenia’s Defense Minister
Seyran Ohanyan also watched the demonstrative operation together with
the American General. He said his deputy, Lieutenant-General John
Gardner confirmed that the government and Defense Ministry of Armenia
made great efforts for successful conduct of the exercises.’I thanked
the Armenian DM for assistance in successful conduct of exercises’,
the General said.
To note, the exerбises ‘Cooperative Longbow/Lancer-2008’ are held in
Armenia within the frames of NATO programme ‘Partnership for Peace’
and Istanbul cooperation initiative.
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