  Cooperative Longbow/Lancer exercise planning conference kicks off in YerevanMay 14, 2008 - 13:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Cooperative Longbow/Lancer NATO exercise planning conference kicked off in Yerevan on May 14, with opening remarks by deputy chief of the RA armed forces general staff, major general Arshaluys Paytyan and chief of staff of the NATO Heidelberg united forces, brigadier general Claudio Vercelotti. The conference brought together 110 servicemen of 30 nationalities. 37 of them represent the Alliance's command and 63 represent 21 countries willing to join the exercise. The conference will focus on the exercise planning, coordination of legal issues and the schedule of events. 350 officers, master sergeants and sergeants will participate in Cooperative Lancer 2008. 800 servicemen will be engaged in Cooperative Longbow 2008. The exercise will be conducted in three stages, during which joint activities of the peacekeeping forces will be perfected.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
