  Cooperative Longbow/Lancer 2008 NATO exercise to kick off September 15May 14, 2008 - 15:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Cooperative Longbow/Lancer 2008 NATO exercise will kick off in Armenia on September 15. "We have carried out a great deal of work and coordinated the basic issues," deputy chief of the RA armed forces general staff, major general Arshaluys Paytyan said when opening the planning conference in Yerevan today. "Ten officers representing NATO land forces in Heidelberg visited Armenia in April. We discussed the assistance Armenia should receive as a host country," he said. Thanking the counterparts for assistance in organization of the conference, major general Paytyan voiced confidence that the exercise will be conducted on the highest level.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
