Armenian defence official denies he is unhappy about sending troops to Iraq
Mediamax news agency
14 Sep 04
Yerevan, 14 September: Armenian Deputy Defence Minister Lt-Gen
Yuriy Khachaturov has made a statement for the media which said the
following, in particular,:
“I am flatly against speculations about my words. If you conceive the
words of a person who participated in two wars and his attitude to
war as contradicting the will of the supreme commander-in-chief and
the defence minister, then this is not true. I, Yuriy Khachaturov,
have always been the soldier of this country and have proven this
throughout my military service.”
Armenian Deputy Defence Minister Lt-Gen Yuriy Khachaturov said
on 7 September that “he was not happy about the idea of sending
Armenian military experts to Iraq”. The general stressed that it
was his “personal opinion”. The deputy defence minister noted that
“the Armenian servicemen and the Armenian community of Iraq might
face problems”.