FINAL COORDINATION CONFERENCE OF THE COOPERATIVE LONGBOW/LANCER 08 KICKS OFF IN YEREVAN
armradio.am
24.06.2008 13:13
The Final Coordination Conference of the Cooperative Longbow/Lancer
08 military exercises to be held in Armenia in autumn in the framework
of NATO’s Partnership for Peace program kicked off in Yerevan today.
The Armenian co-chair of the military exercises, Deputy Chief of
the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia,
Major-General Arshaluys Paytyan informed that servicemen from 22
countries will participate in the Cooperative Longbow/Lancer 08
exercises, including 7 NATO member states, 14 participants of the
Partnership for Peace Program and the United Arab Emirates.
Invitations to participate in NATO military exercises were
sent to Russia, Turkey ad Azerbaijan, who did not respond in the
affirmative. However, Turkey participated in NATO’s Cooperative Best
Effort military exercises held in Armenia in 2003.
Arshaluys Paytyan highly assessed the process of preparation of the
military exercises. He said some technical and communication issues
remain unsolved, and those will be coordinated during the conference
that started today.