ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON DISPATCH OF ARMENIAN
PEACEMAKERS TO IRAQ
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 25. ARMINFO. Armenian parliamentarians divided in
their opinion on dispatch of Armenian peacemakers to Iraq.
Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaksutiun), Orinants Yerkir
and United Labor party refrained from unveiling their dispositions
until the parliamentary discussions. The opposition, on the other hand,
openly opposes the dispatch. The deputy chair of National Unity Alexan
Karapetian stated that Armenian communities in Iraq will be endangered
upon the dispatch of peacemakers to Iraq. However, he said Armenia
should not be “tough” while refusing US to send its soldiers because
it may have negative aftereffects on relations. Armenia should try to
explain that the action will put thousands of lives under danger. In
his tern, the secretary of the Block Justice Viktor Dalakian reiterated
that the opposition is categorically against the dispatch of soldiers
to Iraq. He even said that the opposition may appear in the parliament
while the issue is being discussed.
The president of the country has applied to the Constitutional Court
for a ruling on the dispatch of 50 Armenian peacemakers to Iraq within
a Polish battalion. If the Constitutional Court decides that there are
no contradictions with the constitutional norms, the final decision
to dispatch the peacemaker will stay with the parliament. -A-