  Armenian peacekeepers to depart for Afghanistan after RA NA approvalDecember 3, 2009 - 13:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 40 Armenian peacekeepers will depart for Germany in January 2010 for a training before deployment in Afghanistan. "The number of servicemen has been already determined. The mission will last 5 or 6 months," said colonel Arthur Simonyan, commander of the RA peacekeeping brigade. Armenian peacekeepers will depart for Afghanistan after the RA National Assembly takes a relevant decision.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
