Parties Have Different Opinion On Prolongation Of Armenian Peacekeep

PARTIES HAVE DIFFERENT OPINION ON PROLONGATION OF ARMENIAN PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN IRAQ

Panorama.am
17:06 05/12/06

Defense Minister Serzh Sargsyan refuted a statement made an hour
ago which said no country withdrew from peacekeeping mission in
Iraq. After the break he said there are 27 countries with 159,000
soldiers in Iraq and Netherlands and Portugal have withdrawn.

Viktor Dallakyan, member of parliament, also said South Korea and
Italy have also withdrawn.

The interim committee on foreign relations has given a positive
response to the proposal of the president to prolong the term of the
Armenian contingent in Iraq for one more year. The chairman of the
committee, Armen Rustamyan from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation
(Dashnakcutiun) have voted against, however. He said he has expressed
the disposition of his party. Dashnakcutiun was against sending troops
to Iraq and is against prolongation of its term.

Parties expressed different opinions on prolongation of mission with
Justice block saying they will vote against. The voting will take
place tomorrow.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS