Armenian Foreign Ministry studying issue of sending Armenian
peacemakers to Afghanistan
2009-03-13 12:06:00
ArmInfo. European integration, in particular, development of relations
with NATO is one of the priorities in the Armenian foreign policy, said
Arman Israelyan, Head of the Armenian Foreign Ministry Department for
NATO, speaking at the opening of the seminar ‘South-Caucasian Youth
Forum: 60th Anniversary of NATO: New Start’ Friday.
Armenia is interested in maintaining the relations with NATO as never
before. The country’s involvement into the NATO PfP project is one of
the most important elements of the country’s multiple-aspect security
system and even one of the dynamically developing dimensions of the
foreign policy, he said. A. Israelyan highlighted the importance of
Armenia-NATO cooperation in reforming the military system of Armenia
where NATO provides consultations and renders specialized assistance to
Armenia. The final goal of the reform is to bring the Armenian army in
conformity with European standards.
‘Participation of the Armenian contingent in the peacemaking mission in
Kosovo is very important to us. The Foreign ministry is currently
studying the issue of sending an Armenian contingent to Afghanistan. In
2008 the number of Armenian peacemakers to Kosovo has been doubled. The
ministry is likely to adopt a decision to send a contingent also to
Afghanistan’, he said.