Armenian forces to participate in NATO drills in GeorgiaJuly 18, 2017 - 12:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will join the Noble Partner 2017 exercises to be conducted by NATO and several of its allies in Georgia from July 30 to August 12. The exercises at the Vaziani military base near Tbilisi will also be joined by the armed forces of seven other countries - Georgia, Turkey, the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Slovenia and Ukraine, according to Novosti-Gruzia. The drills will involve German armored personnel carrier GTK boxers, U.S.-made Abrams tanks, and M2 Bradley and Stryker infantry fighting vehicles, as well as C-130 U.S. military aircraft. Earlier, some 5,000 troops from NATO and partner countries, including Armenia, staged exercises in Romania watched by a senior NATO official and Romania's president. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. 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. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. |