USA NAVY AND ARMENIAN ARMED FORCES TO HAVE JOINT MILITARY EXERCISES
ARMENPRESS
29 October, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 29, ARMENPRESS: Armenia highly evaluates the further
development with the Navy of USA. Armenpress cited the declaration
of Armenian Minister of Defence Seyran Ohanyan made during the joint
briefing with Ray Mabus United States Secretary of the Navy. He
appreciated the current level of the relations, the evidence of
which is the regular mutual visits. “2011 and 2012 have been rather
efficient for the development of relation in defence sphere and
the mutual visits are considered as an evidence that the bilateral
relations have a great potential to develop” the Minister noted.
He reminded that the cooperation between Armenia and the USA has
two directions, peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan and Kosovo. A
wide range of issues concerning the steady and secure situation in
the world has been discussed during the meeting. Interlocutors also
referred to the current situation in Afghanistan. Mabus expressed
his admiration over the skills and activity of Armenian servicemen
in Kosovo and Afghanistan. According to him, the mutual visits come
to prove the deepness of the relation. He also reminded about the
military exercises of USA Navy during which Armenian subdivisions
presented up to par. Mabus informed that military exercises are to
be held in near future.
Ray Mabus is the 75th United States Secretary of the Navy. Mabus served
as the 60th Governor of the U.S. state of Mississippi from 1988 to
1992 and as United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1994 to 1996.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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