


ArmInfo. Armenian Ambassador to Lebanon Vahagn Atabekyan, along with military attache Colonel Artur Dalibatyan and Embassy counselor Stepan Gevorgyan, visited the UNIFIL headquarters on the Lebanese-Israeli border on March 22 for the Armenian contingent's change of guard duty ceremony.
As reported by the press service of the Armenian Embassy in Lebanon, the Ambassador met with Brigadier General Nicola Mandolesi, the Commander of the UNIFIL Western Sector. Mandolesi commended the service of the Armenian contingent during the intense period of the Lebanese-Israeli conflict. He noted that the Armenian peacekeepers remained on guard duty even when most of the peacekeepers sought shelters in bunkers. Atabekyan welcomed the Armenian peacekeepers and expressed gratitude for their impeccable service and active participation in establishing stability and peace in Lebanon.



