DEFENSE MINISTER ON WORKING VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN
Baku, August 11 (AZERTAC). Defense Minister Imants Liegis today arrived in Afghanistan in order to meet with the contingent of Latvian troops taking part in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operation, according to LETA.
As LETA was informed by a representative of the Defense Ministry, the minister`s working visit will include meetings with ISAF commander General David Petraeus, several commanding officers from the Norwegian contingent, Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak, as well as other officials.
More than 175 Latvian troops are currently serving in Afghanistan. The majority are serving in a Norwegian-led unit in Meimen, while the second largest group is located in Kunar province, where they form part of a joint U.S.-Latvian operation.
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