11/02/2019 12:59
Armenia sends group of specialists to Syria, not troops: Ruben Rubinyan
Armenia has sent a group of specialists to Syria and not troops which essentially changes the essence, chairman of the NA’s Foreign Relations Standing Committee Ruben Rubinyan told the reporters today.
Asked about whether there was no necessity of ratification of the contract by the parliament before sending the group to Syria, Rubinyan said, “Statements are being voiced about the necessity of contract for the group to be sent to Syria but the statement released by the Defense Ministry says that it is based on the open contract signed in 2001,” Rubinyan said.
On February 8 group of Armenian deminers, doctors, departed for Aleppo, Syria to provide humanitarian assistance to the local population.