G. Sahakian, the head of the Republican Party of Armenia forming the ruling coalition, stated during today’s press conference that not only he, but also all Armenian people are against sending Armenian servicemen to Iraq. Representatives of Justice and National Unity opposition blocs were also against the sending while members of Dashnaktsutyun and Orinats Yerkir factions refrained from expressing their opinion. To remind, on September 6, 2004 Armenian and Polish Presidents Robert Kocharian and Alexander Kwasniewski signed an agreement on security cooperation according to which Armenian contingent consisting of 50 medical officers, combat engineers and drivers are to be sent to Iraq early next year to join the coalition forced under the Polish command. Both Armenia and Diaspora are seriously concerned over the issue since this measure can jeopardize the security of the Armenian communities numbering many thousands of people in Iraq and other Islamic counties.
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