NOYEMBERYAN, 12 MAY, ARMENPRESS. Armenia is actively participating in international peacekeeping missions for the prevention and mitigation of conflicts arising outside of the borders of Armenia. Armenia only achieves success in those peacekeeping missions and contributes to the maintenance of global security. As “Armenpress” reports, during a May 12 press conference at one of the military units of Noyemberyan, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan emphasized that the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia reached an agreement on having Armenia participate in the peacekeeping mission in Mali. Armenia is already carrying out similar missions in Afghanistan, Kosovo and Lebanon.

“Armenian peacekeepers are carrying out their missions in Afghanistan, as well as in Kosovo and Lebanon. Now there is an agreement to have another officer of the Armenian army be sent to Mali in June or July,”the minister said.