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ARMENIAN PEACEKEEPERS IN IRAQ TO BE HONORED FOR THEIR SERVICES
ARMENPRESS
Aug 07 2007
YEREVAN, AUGUST 7, ARMENPRESS: A spokesman for Armenian defense
ministry said in a ceremony on August 9 the chief of the general
staff of the armed forces Seyran Ohanian will honor members of the
fifth shift of the Armenian non-combat platoon in Iraq for their
distinguished services in reconstruction of the post-war Iraq.
Armenia sent a fresh sixth contingent of non-combat troops to serve
in the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq on July 18.
The 46-member platoon, including five medics, sappers and truck
drivers, replaced the same number of troops deployed six months ago.
The Armenian troops have been deployed to Iraq since January 2005,
and parliament voted in December 2006 to extend the deployment for
another year. The contingent serves under Polish command.
ARMENPRESS
Aug 07 2007
YEREVAN, AUGUST 7, ARMENPRESS: A spokesman for Armenian defense
ministry said in a ceremony on August 9 the chief of the general
staff of the armed forces Seyran Ohanian will honor members of the
fifth shift of the Armenian non-combat platoon in Iraq for their
distinguished services in reconstruction of the post-war Iraq.
Armenia sent a fresh sixth contingent of non-combat troops to serve
in the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq on July 18.
The 46-member platoon, including five medics, sappers and truck
drivers, replaced the same number of troops deployed six months ago.
The Armenian troops have been deployed to Iraq since January 2005,
and parliament voted in December 2006 to extend the deployment for
another year. The contingent serves under Polish command.