Armenian officers and physicians to depart for Afghanistan with peacekeeping missionMay 29, 2007 - 15:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian officers and physicians will depart for Afghanistan with a peacekeeping mission, head of International Cooperation and Defense Programs Department of the Armenian Defense Ministry major general Mikael Melkonyan stated to a press conference in Yerevan. He said currently talks are on the way with Greek and British sides. "The matter is about sending one or two staff officers and physicians. And since it is a new area of military actions for us, our assistance will be humanitarian. The main thing here is agreement with partners and provision of documentation," Melkonyan said. Mikael Melkonyan reminded, according to the RA Constitution the issue of sending peacekeepers demands to sign a corresponding agreement, a special procedure in the Constitutional Court and approval by the parliament. Armenian peacekeepers serve in Kosovo within the Greek battalion from February 12, 2004 and Iraq within the Polish contingent from January 25, 2005. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |