ARMENIA READY TO HELP NATO AFGHAN OPERATION – MINISTER
Interfax AVN
March 6 2009
Russia
Yerevan, 6 March: Armenia is ready to help the coalition forces in
Afghanistan to transport cargoes, and to make its air space available
for transporting personnel, Armenian Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan
said on Thursday [5 March].
"Since the coalition forces launched an operation in Afghanistan,
Armenia has been expressing the readiness to assist military cargo
transportation and to make its air space available for transporting
personnel," the defence minister told Afghan ambassador to Yerevan,
Zalmay Aziz, [who is based in Russia].
Ohanyan conveyed support for the Afghan people’s fight for freedom
and independence, and for creating an atmosphere of security and
stability, noting that a stable and democratic Afghanistan is in the
regional and common interests.
Armenia sees the coalition forces’ effective operations as one of
the most important elements in winning a final victory in the fight
against international terrorism, the Armenian defence minister said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
