Armenian peacekeepers not going to Afghanistan yetJuly 18, 2007 - 14:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Decision on enlarging the composition of Armenian peacekeeping battalions in Iraq and Kosovo has not been taken yet, colonel general Seyran Ohanyan, the Chief of the RA Armed Forces General Staff told reporters today. There is no decision on sending Armenian officers and physicians to Afghanistan either, he added."As to the officer injured in Iraq, his health state is described as good and he will return to Armenia soon," he said. Earlier, head of International Cooperation and Defense Programs Department at the Armenian Defense Ministry, major general Mikael Melkonyan said that Armenian officers and physicians will depart for Afghanistan with a peacekeeping mission. As this is a new field for us, our assistance will be exclusively humanitarian. The main point here is an agreement with partners and provision of documentation," Melkonyan said. According to the RA Constitution the issue of sending peacekeepers demands signing of an appropriate agreement, a special procedure in the Constitutional Court and approval by the parliament, he added. 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 | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |