  Seyran Ohanyan praises skill level of Armenian peacekeepersJuly 21, 2009 - 19:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian highly appreciated the skill level of the Armenian peacekeepers. As Seiran Ohanyan mentioned at today's award ceremony of the Armenian peacekeepers in Yerevan, last year the representatives of the American command in Kosovo said that they would dream of having such soldiers as Armenian peacekeeping brigade had. Responding to journalists' questions about sending of the Armenian peacekeeping contingent to Afghanistan, the minister of defense said that Armenia is negotiating with the Ministry of Defense of Germany on this occasion. Seyran Ohanian also mentioned that the Armenian army has personnel ready to fulfill this mission.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
