ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES SENDING MORE PEACEKEEPERS TO AFGHANISTAN

PanARMENIAN.Net
May 11, 2011 – 11:30 AMT

With 81 votes in favor, the Armenian National Assembly approved the
agreement, which envisages increase in number of Armenian peacekeepers
in Afghanistan and extension of deployment.

According to the agreement, the Armenian contingent will continue
the service till December 31, 2012, the number reaching 130 instead
of the current 45, a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reported from
the parliament.

Georgia and Azerbaijan have over 900 and 94 peacekeepers in Afghanistan
respectively.