  Seyran Ohanyan, Celeste Wallander discuss Armenian peacekeepers' participation in ISAFDecember 3, 2009 - 20:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan met Thursday with Dr. Celeste Wallander, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, who is in Armenia on a two-day working visit. The meeting was also attended by the U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie Yovanovitch and U.S. Military Attaché in Armenia, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Webster. During the meeting, the sides referred to Armenian-American defense cooperation, as well as accession of Armenian peacekeeping contingent to the mission of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). Dr. Wallander briefed Minister Ohanyan on her visit to the RA peacekeeping brigade, commending the mission of Armenian peacekeepers in Iraq and Kosovo, press service of RA Ministry of Defense reported.   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 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. |
