ARMENIAN LEADER UPBEAT ON WAR GAME WITH RUSSIA
Public Television of Armenia, Yerevan
13 Sep 05
[Correspondent] The Armenian president and commander-in-chief,
Robert Kocharyan, has thanked servicemen involved in the joint
Armenian-Russian military exercises in an address he gave after the
war game.
[Kocharyan speaking in Russian with Armenian voice-over] I would like
to thank you for your services to the motherland. Brotherhood between
Armenia and Russia is continuing. This brotherhood is reflected in the
agreement thanks to which the Russian military base exists in Armenia
today and we conduct the joint exercises. The exercises are aimed at
ensuring our countries’ security. I thank all of you for your services.
[Video showed Kocharyan awarding servicemen at the Marshal Bagramyan
training ground]