Armenian peacekeepers to go Afghanistan in early 2010
05.12.2009 15:17 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Meeting of the NATO Council on Afghanistan was
attended by the Armenian delegation headed by RA Deputy Foreign
Minister Arman Kirakosyan on December 4 in Brussels.
As the press office of RA Foreign Ministry informed, RA Deputy FM told
the meeting about Armenia’s decision to send troops to Afghanistan.
"We intend to contribute to the international security and stability,
especially in the format of the International Security Assistance
Force in Afghanistan (ISAF),’ the Armenian diplomat said, expressing
gratitude to the government of Germany for cooperation over sending
the Armenian peacekeepers.
Sending Armenian troops to Afghanistan is scheduled in the first
months of 2010. The Council meeting was attended by the U.S. Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton, Foreign Ministers of Britain, France,
Germany, Italy, Canada, Afghanistan and other countries involved in
ISAF.