ARMENIAN MILITARY MEN READY IF NEED BE TO CONTINUE THEIR PEACE KEEPING IN IRAQ
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 13. ARMINFO. The Armenian military men in Iraq are
ready to replace their colleagues in Iraq if the parliament decides
on the continuation of Armenia’s peace keeping in that country,
says Armenia’s Deputy Defence Minister Lieut Gen Artur Agabekyan.
The next rotation in Iraq is in Dec 2005, in Kosovo in Oct 2005. The
Armenian peace keeping in Kosovo started in Feb 2004. The Armenian
peace keepers are part of a Greek battalion. THe rotation is held each
half a year. The Iraq-based peace keepers have been sent for one year.