Eighty-five US soldiers and 175 Armenians will take part in joint military exercise in Armenia, Reuters quotes a US military spokesperson as saying.
He said the Americans – including members of the Kansas National Guard which has a 20-year-old training partnership with Armenia – would be armed with rifles and would not be using heavy weaponry.
Armenia said earlier today it would host a joint military exercise with the United States next week.
The Armenian Defense Ministry said the purpose of the Sept. 11-20 “Eagle Partner 2023” exercise was to prepare its forces to take part in international peacekeeping missions.
Siranush Ghazanchyan
for Public Radio of Armenia
