Yerevan/Mediamax/. Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan told Mediamax today that Armenia is ready to continue its peacekeeping mission in Kosovo.
Talking to Mediamax’s correspondent the Minister clarified his statement made at a press conference today as to which the Armenian peacekeeping unit has temporarily been withdrawn from Kosovo.
Seyran Ohanyan recalled that Armenian peacekeeping unit in Kosovo serves under the Greek command and the Greek side reduced its participation in KFOR operation due to financial issues.
The Minister said that the Armenian unit withdrawn from Kosovo is currently in Yerevan but if one of the partner-countries offers the same conditions as in case of the Greek command, Armenia will continue its peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, mostly logistics expenses are concerned.
The Minister said that Armenia has received a similar offer from Hungary which is now being discussed.
Answering Mediamax's question, Seyran Ohanyan ruled out that the unit withdrawn from Kosovo join the Armenian contingent in Afghanistan.
The Minister recalled during the press conference today that Armenia has increased the number of Armenian soldiers serving in Afghanistan 3-fold in 2011.
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