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Armenian defense minister leaves for Lebanon
YEREVAN, April 11. / ARKA /. Armenian defense minister Seyran Ohanyan
left on Saturday on an official visit for Lebanon, where he is
scheduled to have meetings with Lebanese prime minister Tamam Salam,
national defense minister Samir Mokbel and the commander of Lebanese
armed forces Jean Kahwaji.
The Armenian defense minister will also meet with a 32-member Armenian
peacekeeping platoon that was deployed in Lebanon in 2014 November as
part of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The UNIFIL mission
is led by an Italian general and numbers around 11,000 troops from
over 30 countries. Ohanyan is to meet also with UNIFIL commander
Luciano Portolano.
In Lebanon Ohanyan is scheduled to meet also with Catholicos of the
Great House of Cilicia Aram I, and representatives of the Lebanese
Armenian community.
Armenia joined the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon in
2014 after the Armenian parliament ratified a corresponding agreement
in 2014 October. The Armenian contingent of 32 soldiers serves on the
country's borders with Israel and Syria under Italian command.
The Armenian peacekeeping platoon will be replaced every six months.
The financing is covered by the Italian side. This is the first
Armenian peacekeeping mission under the auspices of the UN. Some 120
Armenian soldiers are currently deployed in Afghanistan and 35 others
serve in Kosovo under the auspices of NATO.
Lebanon' has currently a 100,000 strong Armenian community. The bulk
of Armenians live in Beirut and its suburbs.-0-
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From: Baghdasarian
YEREVAN, April 11. / ARKA /. Armenian defense minister Seyran Ohanyan
left on Saturday on an official visit for Lebanon, where he is
scheduled to have meetings with Lebanese prime minister Tamam Salam,
national defense minister Samir Mokbel and the commander of Lebanese
armed forces Jean Kahwaji.
The Armenian defense minister will also meet with a 32-member Armenian
peacekeeping platoon that was deployed in Lebanon in 2014 November as
part of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The UNIFIL mission
is led by an Italian general and numbers around 11,000 troops from
over 30 countries. Ohanyan is to meet also with UNIFIL commander
Luciano Portolano.
In Lebanon Ohanyan is scheduled to meet also with Catholicos of the
Great House of Cilicia Aram I, and representatives of the Lebanese
Armenian community.
Armenia joined the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon in
2014 after the Armenian parliament ratified a corresponding agreement
in 2014 October. The Armenian contingent of 32 soldiers serves on the
country's borders with Israel and Syria under Italian command.
The Armenian peacekeeping platoon will be replaced every six months.
The financing is covered by the Italian side. This is the first
Armenian peacekeeping mission under the auspices of the UN. Some 120
Armenian soldiers are currently deployed in Afghanistan and 35 others
serve in Kosovo under the auspices of NATO.
Lebanon' has currently a 100,000 strong Armenian community. The bulk
of Armenians live in Beirut and its suburbs.-0-
http://arka.am/en/news/politics/armenian_defense_minister_leaves_for_lebanon_/#sthash.djSzxKwx.dpuf
From: Baghdasarian