Armenia ready to expand participation in peacekeeping missions

Armenia ready to expand participation in peacekeeping missions –
minister

Arminfo
15 Jun 07

Yerevan, 15 June: Armenian Defence Minister Mikayel Harutyunyan has
participated in the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council’s sitting of
defence ministers, held in Brussels.

The defence minister’s press secretary, Col Seyran Shahsuvaryan, told
Arminfo today [15 June] that NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop
Scheffer had congratulated Harutyunyan over his appointment as defence
minister during a brief meeting proceeding the sitting. The parties
exchanged views over the processes in the Euro-Atlantic region.

Speaking at the sitting, Harutyunyan reiterated the Armenian
government’s readiness to expand its participation in peacekeeping
operations.

[Passage omitted: Harutyunyan met Greek and Czech defence ministers]

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