The ceremony of awarding of the military performing peacekeeping mission in Iraq and Kosovo took place in Yerevan today, RA Defense Minister's spokesman Seyran Shahsuvaryan told PanARMENIAN.Net.

Addressing the attendees, Defense Minister Mikael Harutyunyan said in part, "Peacekeeping activity is a great responsibility. It urges devotion. I can firmly say that the Armenian peacekeepers performed their mission professionally, being guided by human values."

"Brilliant service of our peacekeepers is the evidence of patriotic spirit of Armenian soldiers, who can side by side with other nations serve in the name of stability and security."