  QUESTION OF SENDING ARMENIAN MILITARY TO IRAQ IS EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCESeptember 22, 2004 - 23:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The question of sending medical officers and sappers to Iraq is exclusively within providing humanitarian assistance, Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian stated today. In his words, Armenia has stated from the first day that it does not intend to have military presence in Iraq, while it would like to participate in rehabilitation of the country. At the same time the Minister added that final decision thereupon is not made yet and it has to be approved by the National Assembly of Armenia.  Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion  The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh.MEPs issue statement to defend Armenia-France military cooperation The deputies emphasized that having an army armed with combat and modern military equipment is the sovereign right of any country.Iran begins voting in presidential election Iranians started voting for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. |
