Cablegate: Armenia's Participation in Friends of Iraq

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P 300649Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY YEREVAN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7597
INFO RUEHAD/AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI PRIORITY 0107
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UNCLAS YEREVAN 000439

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR NEA/I-PM (BILL JENSEN)

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR MOPS OTRA PREL IZ AM
SUBJECT: ARMENIA'S PARTICIPATION IN FRIENDS OF IRAQ
CONFERENCE

REF: STATE 50592

1. Embassy Yerevan is pleased to report that the following
two representatives of the Ministry of Defense will attend
the June 17-19 Friends of Iraq Conference in Abu Dhabi. We
are in contact with the MOD to ensure their registration for
the conference.

-- General Major Arshalyus Paytyan Deputy Chief of the
General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia;

-- Major Gevorgian (first name unknown), Senior Officer
(Interpreter), International Military Cooperation and Defense
Program Department

2. The MFA would like to send representatives to the
conference but have inquired about the possibility of
cost-sharing for their attendance. Post has sent an email to
Bill Jensen about this and looks forward to his reply. Also,
the Embassy of Armenia in Abu Dhabi may send a representative
to the conference as well.

PHILLIPS

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