Defense Minister of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan, who is on an official visit to Lebanon since April 11, visited the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) multinational mission, and met with its Italian commander, Major General Luciano Portolano.

They discussed the Armenian peacekeepers’ service in the UNIFIL, Armenia’s engagement in international peacekeeping missions, the avenues for increasing the number of Armenian peacekeepers in Lebanon, and several other matters of mutual interest.

Next, the Ohanyan-led delegation went to the UNIFIL military village in Shama, where it met with the Armenian peacekeepers serving there, and got familiarized with their service conditions and tasks. Ohanyan underscored the Armenian peacekeepers’ UN-led mission in Lebanon, and thanked them for their service.

The defense minister of Armenia also met with representatives of the Lebanese Armenian community, during which Seyran Ohanyan handed the Drastamat Kanayan Medal to chief editor Shahan Kandaharian of Aztag Armenian daily Lebanon.