Marianna Mkrtchyan. The issue of sending byArmenia a humanitarian mission to Syria was raised by Adviser to the US President on National Security John Bolton during a meeting with the President of the Republic of Armenia and Armenian parliamentarians.

Thus, on October 25 in Yerevan, referring to the decision of the Armenian authorities to send a humanitarian mission to Syria, Bolton in particular, said: "We, the United States also provide humanitarian assistance to Syria. And this should not affect political relationsAnd a large-scale humanitarian mission is being carried out there, "he said.

At the same time, Bolton stated that the Armenian President assured him that this was only a humanitarian mission and that it would not have a military orientation. "At the moment, for any country or side, it will be wrong to have military involvement, as there are already 7-8 fighting countries today. And I think that it's wrong to involve other countries," Bolton concluded.

To recall, the matter concerns sending to Syria a unit consisting of about 100 military specialists – doctors, engineers and personnel to ensure their safety. The time of dispatch depends on the completion of the preparation of the legal base for deployment and technical assistance.

Earlier, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that Armenia and Russia will soon carry out a joint humanitarian program in Syria. He added that this would be a completely humanitarian program that would not include any military component. Later it became known about sending Armenian sappers and military medics to Syria to participate in a joint humanitarian operation with Russia.