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 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. |