Ս.թ. ապրիլի 27-ից մայիսի 10-ը Հայաստանում անցկացվող «Համատեղ ձգտում-2007» զորավարժության բացման արարողության համար

Dear Colleagues, Dear Guests, I would like to congratulate everybody with commence of “Combined Endeavour 2007” military exercises. This exercise is running simultaneously in Armenia and Germany. We have about 130 participants from 6 countries, this is an evidence of importance and actuality of the event. It is notable, that the cooperation between the Ministry of Defense of Armenia and the US European Command is developing and implementing a number of projects, and the vivid evidence of this cooperation is this military exercise. This is not a first military exercise in Armenia. Since 2003 we hosted a number of military exercises organized with the NATO/PfP and the US European Command. It is important that the running of military exercises in Armenia is growing into good tradition. Especially, we have already an arrangement of hosting “Cooperative Longbow/Lancer” military exercise in Armenia in 2008. I would like also to mention with appreciation that the planning conference and working meetings before the military exercise were hold in constructive atmosphere. We managed to run effectively all preparation activities with joint efforts of the US European Command, the MOD of Armenia and partners. The communication field is that chain which has fundamental importance for realizing multinational activities. The effectiveness and successes of our cooperation is related to that. This military exercise not only supports the testing of capabilities of participating units and experts, but also an opportunity for developing effective mechanisms for ensuring an interoperability and carrying out the tasks jointly. It is not an accidental that Armenia has always expressed its readiness for hosting such kind of events and all participants while trying to create appropriate conditions for their work. Taking this opportunity, one more time, I would like to thank you all participants for their presence here and the US European command for their assistance in organizational matters. I am sure that due to our joint activities, the military exercise would be on high professional and organisational level. I also hope that while you are in Armenia, you have a chance to make yourselves familiar with our history, culture and will have wonderful impressions. I am sure that on 10th of May, after completion of the military exercise, we will ascertain one more time that another multinational military exercise was hold with success and fulfilled its tasks. I would like to wish you fruitful work and success to all participants. I commence the opening of “Combined Endeavour 2007” military exercise.