UN mulls sending peacekeepers to Syria – reportDecember 15, 2012 - 09:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United Nations considers sending from 4,000 to 10,000 peacekeepers to Syria, RIA Novosti reported citing a diplomatic source. The source said that envoys of countries whose servicemen constitute the UN peacekeeping contingent, met on Friday, Dec 14, to discuss various scenarios of events in Syria. “The problem is that the UN has no extra resources. The UN has a contingent of about 115,000 peacekeepers in various countries, but in order to send [a peacekeeping mission] to Syria, [the UN] will have to withdraw them from somewhere,” the source said. UN and Arab League peace envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi said earlier that a peacekeeping mission was needed in the country, devastated by a 20-month-long civil conflict. The hostilities between the government troops and opposition forces claimed the lives of at least 30,000 people. Syrian opposition, however, doesn’t back the idea of an international peacekeeping mission, saying it would only delay the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |