Cooperative Longbow/Lancer 2008 planning conference opened in YerevanJanuary 29, 2008 - 13:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A planning conference on Cooperative Longbow/Lancer 2008 NATO exercise opened in Yerevan today, bringing together 110 representatives from 20 states. "Conduction of maneuvers in Armenia has become a tradition. Best Effort exercise was held in 2003, it was followed by Rescuer in 2006 and Combined Endeavor in 2006. With its extent and number of participants, Cooperative Longbow/Lancer exercise will be the major in the South Caucasus," RA Armed Forces General Staff Chief Seyran Ohanyan said in his opening remarks. "The purpose of the exercise is cooperation in the security sector and exchange of experience." "Azerbaijan refused to participate in the maneuvers although an invitation had been sent," he added. For his part, Brigade General Claudio Ernesto Vercellotti said preparation works were launched in late 2007. "The conference targets at raising awareness of our requirements and needs. The participants are aspired to conduct the maneuvers on a level with the highest standards," he said. On October 23, 2007 the Supreme Allied Command Europe complied with Armenia's request for conduction of maneuvers in the framework of NATO Partnership for Peace program. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. 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. Partner news | Glendale mayor to visit Yerevan Asatryan last visited Armenia in December 2022-January 2023 as she helped establish a partnership between Armenia’s Opera House and Los Angeles Opera. Ucom’s fixed network launches in Nor Hachn City residents will be able to use fixed-line Internet, mobile communications and television in one package at more affordable prices. Ambassador summoned to Russia returns to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has returned to Yerevan more than two weeks after being recalled to Moscow for consultations. About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. |