 Two female Armenian soldiers join UNIFIL June 11, 2019 - 14:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Two female Armenian soldiers have for the first time been recruited in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The matter was in the focus of attention at a meeting of the Brigadier General of International Peacekeeping Forces in Lebanon, Bruno Pisciotta, and Armenian Ambassador to Lebanon Vahagn Atabekyan. Atabekyan was attending a ceremony of awarding Armenian peacekeepers at the headquarters of International Peacekeeping Forces in Lebanon. The ambassador thanked the Armenian peacekeepers for implementing the mission with great responsibility. Pisciotta too hailed the Armenian servicemen.   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. 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. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
