YEREVAN, DECEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The session of the North Atlantic Council took place on December 4 in NATO headquarters with the participation of the Foreign Ministers participating in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen presided at the meeting. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Foreign Ministers of Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Afghanistan and other countries involved in that format participated in the meeting. RA Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakosian headed Armenia's delegation. According to the RA Foreign Ministry Press and Information Department, it is the first meeting of the kind at which Armenia was represented. Nearly fourty speakers expressed unequivocal support to the new strategy U.S. President Barack Obama had declared, reaffirmed the importance of continuing involvement in Afghanistan, assumed commitments of providing additional military contingents. A. Kirakosian in his speech touched upon partner cooperation with NATO emphasizing cooperation in the peacekeeping sphere and participation in the actions. He mentioned that with an exact intention of participating in international security and stability Armenia made a decision to dislocate a military unit in Afghanistan. Armenian servicemen will leave for Afghanistan in the first months of 2010. In that connection A. Kirakosian thanked Germany's government for comprehensive assistance.

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