Third Shift of Armenian Peacekeepers to Depart for Iraq till January 21January 18, 2006 - 13:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The third shift of the Armenian peacekeepers was scheduled to depart for Iraq today. Deputy chief of the peacekeeping battalion of the Armenian Armed Forces Mher Shirinyan said the time of the departure had not been fixed by yesterday. 46 Armenian peacekeepers should leave for Kuwait by plane and then make for Iraq by a vehicle. Chief of the department for external relations of the RA Defense Ministry, General Mikael Melkonyan stated that due to some technical reasons C-130 warplane did not arrive in Yerevan to convey Armenian peacekeepers to Kuwait. In the General's words the battalion will depart for Iraq January 18-21. The third shift of the Armenian peacekeepers comprises medical officers, motorcar platoon and combat engineers. They will perform peacekeeping mission in the town of Alkut situated 100 km from Baghdad. The second shift of the Armenian peacekeepers will return from Iraq a week after the arrival of the third shift, reported RFE/RL. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | SBP instant transfers now available from 190 Russian banks to Armenia To receive money from Russian banks, easywallet users need to go to their easywallet accounts. Armenia's Davit Chaloyan qualifies for Paris Olympics The Armenian boxer qualified for Paris Olympics after a series of successful bouts at the 2nd World Qualification Tournament. Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. French-Armenian journalist returns to France after 41-day hunger strike Nicolian said on social media on Sunday, June 2 that he needs to improve his health in order to “continue the fight”. |