Armenian armed forces peacekeeping group to be fully manned by 2015

2010-05-30 11:22:00

ArmInfo. The Armenian armed forces peacekeeping group will be fully
manned by 2015, Colonel Artur Simonyan, Commander of the peacekeeping
group said at today’s press conference.

According to him, the manning process goes on according to the
schedule. At present the peacekeeping group has some 400 military
servicemen. In addition, approximately 400 applications have been
filed. The Colonel pointed out that there are no problems with the
recruitment, and the great number of contenders gives a wide choice
opportunity. The requirements to the contenders are high enough;
therefore a contract is concluded for three months. Upon its
successful completion, the contract is prolonged by 3, then by 5
years. Asked about applying the NATO experience, the Colonel said that
to create a strong and well-trained army, it is necessary to take into
account the colleagues’ experience, and in this respect one shouldn’t
doubt about the NATO countries’ experience.

To recall, the Armenian armed forces peacekeeping group was created in
2007 on the basis of a peacekeeping battalion.

From: A. Papazian