Exercise Cooperative Best Effort 03
Coalition Press Information Centre
Yerevan, Armenia
16 - 27 June 2003
NATO CONDUCTS EXERCISE COOPERATIVE BEST EFFORT IN ARMENIA
12 June 2003
VERONA, ITALY
Approximately 400 troops from 19 Nations will converge on
Armenia's ''VAZGEN SARGSIAN'' Military Institute from 16 to 27 June
to conduct Exercise "COOPERATIVE BEST EFFORT 2003" (CBE 03),
the principal NATO and PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE (PFP) Land-based
exercise in the Alliance's Southern Region. This is the first time
Armenia hosts a NATO/PFP LIVE Exercise.
NATO member nations participating in the exercise are CANADA, GREECE,
HUNGARY, ITALY, POLAND, TURKEY, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA. Partner Nations participating include ARMENIA, AUSTRIA,
BULGARIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF
MACEDONIA
Based on a fictitious Peace Support Operation scenario, the
COOPERATIVE BEST EFFORT series of exercises provide basic knowledge
on Peace Support Operations at small unit level and serve as an important
building block for higher-level land exercises. CBE 03 is a
valuable venue to foster understanding and interoperability between
NATO and PARTNER NATIONS, improving land force effectiveness in the
field.
CBE 03 is scheduled by Admiral Gregory G. JOHNSON, Commander-in-Chief,
ALLIED FORCES SOUTHERN EUROPE (CINCSOUTH), and will be conducted by
LTG Antonio QUINTANA, Commander of JOINT COMMAND SOUTH
(COMJCS). Colonel Ahmet M. KABAK, from JOINT COMMAND SOUTH
and Colonel Murad ISAKHANYAN from the ARMENIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
are the two exercise Co-Directors.
NOTE FOR THE
EDITOR:
Media questions prior to the start the exercise should be addressed
either to:
JCS POC:
LTC IT A Roberto MARTINELLI
JCS Chief Public Information Office
Via Roma 31, 37121 Verona, Italy
Tel.: +39 045 9270 171 - Fax: +39 045 9270 100
E-MAIL: pi@jcs.nato.int
Host Nation POC:
CPT ARM A Karo POGHOSYAN
Deputy Chief of Information Department Armenian MOD
Yerevan, Armenia
Tel.+374-1 280213 - Fax +374-1 357869
E-mail: mlv@mil.am
The Press Center will be operational from 14 to
27 June at the Armenia Hotel in Yerevan, Armenia.
MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES
Interested journalists must be accredited by bona fide media
organizations (Press ID or accreditation letter). The CPIC will register
media representatives for specific events. Media opportunities
listed below are open to all registered journalists:
16 June 03: Opening Ceremony and Press Conference;
20 June 03: Media Day;
27 June 03: Closing Ceremony and Final Press Conference.
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