R.KOCHARYAN ADVOCATES REDUCTION OF FOREIGN MILITARY PRESENCE IN IRAQ
Arminfo
2007-04-17 23:13:00
Armenia defends the position of Arab states in all the international
structures, Armenian President Robert Kocharyan said during a meeting
with the ambassadors of the League of Arab States in Cairo.
Touching upon the Iraqi problem, R.Kocharyan noted that it must be
settled, by means of, firstly, gradual reduction of foreign military
presence in Iraq; secondly, establishing a dialogue between the
ethnic groups inside the country and, finally, involving interested
countries into the peace process in this country. "The development
of the situation in Iraq showed that simple decisions shouldn’t be
applied in a country which is complicated by its structure.
The Armenian community is also suffering from the war. Kocharyan
noted that the Armenian mission in Iraq is of humanitarian nature.
With Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Kocharyan discussed
Armenian-Egyptian political-economic relations as well as the
situation in the Near East. "We spoke in different languages but
perfectly understood each other," Kocharyan said after the meeting.