Armenia Sends Doctors, Drivers and Deminers to Iraq
The Defense Ministry of Armenia is getting ready to support the Iraqi people by sending Armenian doctors, drivers and deminers to Iraq. Seyran Shahsuvarian, press secretary of the defense minister, informed Azg Daily that the Armenian specialists will leave for Iraq as soon as the National Assembly confirms this decision.
The official Yerevan didn’t join together with Russia, France, Germany and several other countries to America’s anti-Iraqi campaign to topple Saddam Hussein. But Armenia expressed its willingness to help in rebuilding the ruined country.
At the press conference few months ago held together with Charles Wald, deputy commander-in-chief for the European Command (EUCOM), the head of the Supreme Headquarters of Armenia Mikael Haroutiunian said that Armenia decided to send a military squad to Iraq. Haroutiunian noted that there is an Armenian diaspora in Iraq, and Armenia does everything to support in rebuilding the post-war country. But this doesn’t mean that the “military squad will leave for Iraq tomorrow”. The USA in its turn hopes that Armenia will join the multinational forces as soon as possible.
The USA wants to lure as many countries as possible to its side for justifying the Iraqi war. Of course, if so many countries were involved in the war than it couldn’t be a blunder. The coalition today consists of 32 countries, some of which, such as Spain and Philippines, have already resigned in the face of rebels’ cruelties. Such American allies as Canada, Turkey, Germany and France are not in the anti-Iraqi campaign. The other 3 heavy-weighters not included in the alliance are Russia, China and India.
The Defense Ministry of Armenia has already taken the decision of sending Armenian specialists to Iraq. The government confirmed the decisions some days ago. The parliament will go on for discussions in autumn and “yes” or “no” will largely depend on the will of the Armenian authorities. If official Yerevan is firm in its decision then the Armenian specialists will for Iraq.
There are 20 thousand Armenians living in Iraq. The August 1 explosions at 5 Christian churches came to prove that the Christians of Iraq as well as whole population of the country are not secured of suicide-bombers. The Iraqi Armenians occasionally note that Armenia’s participation as an American coalition member might bring them troubles.
The Armenian government has missed a serious point: who is going to guard our specialists in this country? We know from sad experience of other countries that the Iraqi rebels do not consider if the foreigner is a doctor or a soldier. The Armenian embassy in Baghdad that is usually a safety guarantee for Armenians in Baghdad was closed a day before the US bombs hit Baghdad.
Armenian’s participation in the reconstruction of Iraq must be necessity from the political angel. But it must be noted that Iraq is far from being reconstructed today, instead the multinational coalition forces continue the occupation and destruction of the country.
By Tatoul Hakobian
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