REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
Certificates handling ceremony at the Administrative Complex of the Defense
Ministry of the RA
2012-11-24
The certificates handling ceremony of participants, involved in
the “Non-Technical Survey” training course, organized by the
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD), was conducted on
November 24 in the Administrative Complex of the Ministry of
Defense. The Training Course was held on October 15-
November 17. During the first two weeks participants
improved their theoretical knowledge, and during the next two
weeks participated in the practical course in Syunik region. Deputy Minister of Defense of the RA
Ara Nazaryan delivered certificates and congratulated participants on the occasion of successful
completion of the training course. Johannes Odendaal, the Head of the Armenian Office of Swiss
Foundation of Mine Action, was also present at the ceremony, who informed that it is planned to
fulfill Non-Technical Survey on the entire territory of Armenia until April of 2013.
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Armenian-American cooperation in the military sphere is
developing dynamically
2012-10-29
During the meeting with Ray Mabus, the Secretary of Naval
Forces of the US, who was in Armenia with official visit,
Minister of Defense of the RA Seyran Ohanyan noted, that
military cooperation between two countries is dynamically
developing, and the joint activities will continue in 2013 as
well.
On October 28 delegation of the US Naval Forces, headed by
the Secretary of the US Naval Forces Ray Mabus visited Armenia. On October 29 Minister of
Defense of the RA Seyran Ohanyan met with Ray Mabus in the Administrative Complex of the
Ministry of Defense of the RA. A protocol session was conducted, which was followed by the joint
briefing of the Minister of Defense of the RA and the Secretary of the US Naval Forces.
The Minister of Defense of the RA Seyran Ohanyan expressed his gratitude to the Secretary of the
US Naval Forces Ray Mabus for his visit and stressed dynamic development of Armenian-American
cooperation in 2011-2012:
«High-level mutual visits and consultations took place within the framework of cooperation.
Regarding this visit, I would say it shows, that the RA and the US relations transform to higher
level and have a tendency of dynamic development. The cooperation in military sphere we
hypothetically divide into two directions: first is the capacity building in peacekeeping sphere,
which, beside just peacekeeping activities assumes intensification of cooperation in military medical
field, as well as implementation of humanitarian demining activities.
The second direction are reforms in the sphere of defense, especially fulfillment of training in the
military education field, formation of skilled sergeants’ system and certainly improvement of
human resources management system, which we fulfill with the Naval Forces infantry as well,
which is subordinate to the Secretary of Naval Forces. All these indicate, that we dynamically
develop our cooperation. Joint activities will continue in 2013 as well”, told Seyran Ohanyan.
Session of the Council of the Center for
Humanitarian Demining and Expertise (CHDE) SNCO
2012-09-29
The session of the Council of the Center for Humanitarian
Demining and Expertise (CHDE) SNCO was convened on
September 29, chaired by the Deputy Minister of the Defense
of the RA A. Nazaryan. The head of the Swiss Foundation for
Mine Action, Armenian Office, Johannes Odendaal and the
head of the Armenian Office of the International Organization
for Migration Ilona Ter-Minasyan, participated at the Council.
Johannes Odendaal presented in details the recommendation of the Swiss organization, envisaged
for assistance to demining activities in Armenia, which has been submitted for the US State
Department approval. Special attention was paid to the humanitarian capacity building in demining
activities, mapping of the mined territories, use of special equipment, including unmanned aerial
vehicle, for demining activities, as well as the issues, related to the establishment of the board of
trustees for facilitation of the cooperation with other international donor organizations. Johannes
Odendaal highlighted the commitment of the Swiss organization to fulfill the first phase of the
program, developed with the Armenian side, which will provide possibilities in future to extend
and expand cooperation in the area of humanitarian demining.
The Council of the “Center for Humanitarian Demining and Expertise” (CHDE) SNCO is
represented by the Deputy Ministers of Defense, Justice, Emergency Situations, Territorial
Administration and is an advisory collegial body.
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Mine in Syunik region
2013-02-11
To the north from the parking lot, situated on the road from
Khndzoresk to Sanasar (Ghoubatlou), on the adjacent site to the field
road a OZM-72 type fragmentation AP Mine was discovered in the
N site of Khndzoresk
community. Local self-governance bodies have been
informed on the discovery of OZM-72 AP Mine, to make
respective decisions on the matter.
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