Armenian delegation in Afghanistan briefed on special control equipmentNovember 20, 2018 - 15:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Acting Armenian Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan was introduced special control and other equipment during his visit to Afghanistan on Tuesday, November 20. According to spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan, Tonoyan in Kabul met Lt Gen Salvatore Camporeale, Deputy Commander of NATO Resolute Support (RS) Mission in Afghanistan. The Italian military official briefed Tonoyan about the situation and the peculiarities of the military service at the base. Gen Camporeale also thanked the Armenian side for the involvement of 121 soldiers and officers in the peacekeeping mission, who, according to him, show great discipline and unprecedented willingness. Tonoyan later met Afghanistan’s Defense Minister, Lieutenant General Tariq Shah Bahrami to discuss the military-political situation in the region and possible developments, as well as issues related to the mission of Armenian peacekeepers in Afghanistan, as well as other issues of bilateral interest. In the context of deepening of bilateral ties, Tonoyan suggested considering Afghan students' learning opportunities in Armenia and prospects for cooperation in the humanitarian sphere. Related links: Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |