Armenia to host NATO exercises in 2006

Armenia to host NATO exercises in 2006

Mediamax news agency
27 Aug 04

YEREVAN

Armenian Defence Minister Serzh Sarkisyan said today that “most likely
Armenia will not host exercises within the framework of NATO’s
Partnership for Peace programme in 2005”.

Serzh Sarkisyan said that “to all appearances, we shall start
preparations in order to host exercises on our territory in 2006”.

Addressing the Summit of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in
Istanbul on 29 June, Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan said
that Armenia offered NATO to host Cooperative Partner 2005 military
exercises within the framework of the Partnership for Peace programme.