ARMENIAN MILITARY TO PARTICIPATE NATO EXERCISE

PanARMENIAN.Net - One of the peacekeeping battalions of the Armenian Defense Ministry and four officers will take part in the Cooperative Best Effort 2005 NATO exercise to be held June 19-30 in Lviv (Ukraine). June 6-18 Armenia as an observer will participate in Gintarine viltis 2005 NATO exercise in Lithuania. According to Armenian Defense Ministry's Press Secretary, Colonel Seyran Shahsuvarian the exercise is targeted at development of cooperation between the NATO member-sates and the servicemen participating in Partnership for Peace Program as well as perfection of joint command in NATO peacekeeping operations. Military from Azerbaijan, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Lithuania, Canada, UK, Georgia and Finland are expected to take part in the maneuvers, IA Regnum reports.