March 13, 2006 - 15:30 AMT
Armenia Uses Every Opportunity of NATO Members and Partners to Train Staff
Dozens of Armenian officers are trained at US military education institutions, Deputy MOD Head, lieutenant general Artur Aghabekyan stated. "Today we consider the US-Armenian military cooperation program, which provides for retraining of Armenian officers in US military education institutions, an important achievement,» he said. In Aghabekyan's words, within the context of the cooperation two linguistic centers are operative. «Another similar center operates in interaction with the British Council,» he reported. «We appreciate the military cooperation with Greece, within which 100 Armenian specialists were trained,» the Deputy Minister stated, adding dozens of Armenian officers continue their education in that country. We use all opportunities of NATO member and partner states to train our staff,» Aghabekyan remarked, reports RIA Novosti.