18:52, 6 April 2023

YEREVAN, APRIL 6, ARMENPRESS. Armenia will participate in US-led military exercises, ARMENPRESS reports, the Deputy Spokesperson of the Pentagon, Sabrina Singh, announced in a briefing.

Defender 23 is an annual military exercise that lasts about two months and is led by the US military. The exercise has been held since 2021.

The deputy speaker said that about 9,000 American soldiers and about 17,000 servicemen from 26 allied and partner countries will participate in the exercises. The exercises will cover the territory of 10 European countries.

Singh informed that apart from the United States, troops from Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom will participate in the exercises.