ArmInfo.Armenia took an active part in restoring peaceful life in Syria.According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia - First Deputy Minister of Defense, Army General Valery Gerasimov, stated this.
"I am grateful for your help in restoring civilian life in Syria. Armenia was one of the first to respond to our appeal and took an active part in resolving humanitarian tasks in this country," Valery Gerasimov said at a meeting with the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia, General Lieutenant Artak Davtyan.
As the head of the Russian General Staff stressed, Armenia is an ally and a key partner of Russia in the South Caucasus, while cooperation is conducted both in a bilateral format and in the framework of international structures, primarily the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
To recall, on February 8, the humanitarian mission of Armenia, consisting of 83 people, began its work in Aleppo; it is entrusted with the task of demining outside the combat zone, mine awareness of the population and providing medical assistance to the residents of Aleppo. The US embassy issued a statement by the US State Department, in which Washington criticized this move by Yerevan. The statement also notes that Washington does not support cooperation between Armenia and Russia in the implementation of this mission. Moscow, on the contrary, highly appreciated this step of Yerevan.