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Armenian Parliament Gives Green Light for Afghan Mission

by Asbarez Staff
December 8, 2009
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YEREVAN (RFE/RL)–The National Assembly allowed the Armenian government on Tuesday to deploy a small contingent of troops in Afghanistan in line with its commitments to NATO.

The parliament overwhelmingly ratified a relevant agreement, signed by Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian and top NATO officials last month, after a one-day debate that attracted surprisingly little interests from many lawmakers.

The agreement commits Yerevan to contributing between 35 and 80 soldiers to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) which has been fighting the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan.

Opening the debate on Monday, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian confirmed that the 40-strong detachment is due to be deployed in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz in February and to serve there under German command. He said it will comprise an army platoon, three staff officers and one military medic.

“The main mission of the contingent would be to protect the runway and other facilities of an airport in the city of Kunduz,” Ohanian told lawmakers. Other military officials said last week that the Armenian unit will fly to Afghanistan after a three-week training course in Germany.

“I think that this mission will contribute to the accomplishment of our national objectives,” Ohanian told journalists. “We will gain a stake in the formation of an international security system.” He also argued that neighboring Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey already have troops on the ground.

The dispatch of troops was backed by a parliamentary majority on grounds that it would ostensibly give Armenia a chance to burnish its reputation abroad which he believes was badly damaged by last year’s disputed presidential election.

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  1. Kiazer Souze says:
    13 years ago

    The US better provide a lot of financial support including military hardware in exchange for this ammount of troops. Armenia needs state of the art tanks, heavy artilary, some apache helicopters, UV drones, and Raptors (I would want some of the best Japanese swords as well). Just a Christmas wish list.

    If we don’t get them, I think some IEDs will do the job really well and make sure nothing Azeri or Turk can stand on two legs occupying Artsagh and liberated Armenian territory.

    Merry Christmas to all of our friends.

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  2. Lusik says:
    13 years ago

    Let us wish to our men kind return (bari veradarz) to their families.

    Reply

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