Deputy minister “not happy” about sending Armenian troops to Iraq

Mediamax news agency
8 Sep 04

Yerevan, 8 September: Armenian Deputy Defence Minister Lt-Gen Yuriy
Khachaturov has said that “he was not happy about the idea of sending
Armenian military experts to Iraq”. The general stressed that it was
his “personal opinion”.

Khachaturov did not rule out the possibility that the National Assembly
may yet rescind the agreement to send Armenian military doctors,
drivers and sappers to Iraq as part of the Polish division there.

Khachaturov said that if the mission goes ahead, “both the Armenian
servicemen and Iraq’s Armenian community may face problems”.