THE ARMENIAN PEACEMAKERS ARE GOING TO ARMENIA IN FEBRUARY

armradio.am
03.12.2009 18:16

The deputy vice-minister of defense of the United States Selesta
Volander arrived in Armenia. She visited the brigade of the armed
forces of Armenia. The visit was made together with the Ambassador
of the United States in Armenia Mari Jovanovich. Lieutenant Artur
Simonyan said during the interview to the "Radiolur", that the main
goal of the visit of the Pentagon worker was to get acquainted with
the peacekeeping brigade of Armenia.

The American guests were interested in the level of readiness of
the peacekeeping group of Armenia, which is going to be based in
Afghanistan. "I think they were satisfight", – said the lieutenant
and the main purpose was the presentation of the military trainings
by the solders.

According ti the script of the military trainings a part of the
residents are asking the peacekeepers to leave their territory,
after which they try to make them go very aggressively. Due to the
shown trainings the peacekeepers solve this with the help of the
cooperating with them.

In the coming period a group of solders will be sent to Afghanistan
to get acquainted with the territory the peacemakers will work
in. After that only 40 people will leave for Germany for 2-3 weeks
to get prepared due to very special programs. Than they will leave
for Afghanistan within the German group. This group of peacekeepers
will stay there about half a year.