Armenia not planning to deploy servicemen to Syria for now - defense minister
YEREVAN. June 28 (Interfax) - Yerevan is not considering the possible deployment of its servicemen to Syria for now but does not rule out the eventual discussion of this option, Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan said.
"In addition to the humanitarian assistance program, we are not discussing any other program in Syria, especially the deployment of our servicemen," Sargsyan said at a press conference on Wednesday.
"Is this discussion possible at all? I do not rule out a situation in which we, as a country, have such a wish if every relevant condition is created. These will not be conscripts but only servicemen enrolled by contract, who may be deployed at their own wish," he said.
The minister added he was not expecting the matter to be discussed in the near future.
