November 14, 2003 - 18:41 AMT
ARMENIAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT APPROVED PARTICIPATION OF ARMENIAN SOLDIERS IN INTERNATIONAL PEACEMAKING OPERATION IN KOSOVO
A platoon of Armenian soldiers within the Greek battalion is to leave for Kosovo with a peacemaking mission presumably January 2004, Armenian defense minister Serge Sargsian stated today addressing the RoA Constitutional Court. To note, today the CC pronounced judgement that the signed this September corresponding Armenian-Greek memorandum does not conflict with the Armenian Constitution. Now the matter awaits ratification of the document by the Armenian Parliament and receipt of the corresponding letter from NATO.