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 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. Family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief owns vast property in UK As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders. Armenian army holding strategic command, staff drills Live firing will be carried out using automatic control systems and modern equipment. |