January 9, 2010 - 15:33 AMT
Armenian peacekeepers departing for Germany prior to Afghanistan


Armenian peacekeepers are departing for Germany for a training before joining the ISAF mission in Afghanistan.

"10 peacekeepers will start off on January 10; the other 30 will depart on January 17," colonel Seyran Shahsuvaryan, spokesman for the RA Defense Minister, told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. "Our peacekeepers will be in Afghanistan in mid-February," he said.