  Cooperative Longbow/Lancer - 2008 NATO exercise kicks off in YerevanSeptember 29, 2008 - 16:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Stability and peace are of special value for Armenia, Armenian Defense Minister said, opening Cooperative Longbow/Lancer - 2008 today."We eye Cooperative Longbow/Lancer - 2008 as a means to strengthen trust throughout the region. It's a pleasure for Armenia to conduct international exercise in its territory on the proper level," Seyran Ohanyan said. "We conduct this exercise to master our peacekeeping skills," he added. For his part Deputy Commander of the Allied Land Component Command Headquarters Heidelberg, Lieutenant General Jack Gardner thanked the Armenian side for proper organization and called on participants to derive experience from the maneuvers.   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. |
