ArmInfo.The issue of sending Armenian soldiers to Syria was not involved on the agenda of yesterday's meeting of the Armenian Security Council. Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan said at a press conference in Yerevan on June 28 answering the question whether the issue of sending Armenian servicemen to Syria was discussed at the meeting of the Security Council, convened yesterday by the President of Armenia.
Sargsyan noted that the issues discussed during the session of Armenian Security Council are secret, and he has no right to give more information than the press service of the President gave on this issue, however, stressed that the Middle Eastern crisis was discussed. "The agenda of the meeting was the situation in the Middle East. I have to say that at the moment, apart from the humanitarian programs being implemented to assist the Syrian friendly people, no other programs have been considered, especially sending troops or servicemen there. As for the possibility of sending servicemen to Syria as a whole, I already had the opportunity to speak on this issue. I do not exclude the possibility that such a situation can develop when we, as the state, have a desire to take part in the actions carried out there, if all the necessary prerequisites are for this. Of course, we are not talking about the participation of conscripts on this issue, "Sargsyan said. At the same time, he noted that in such operations a peacekeeping contingent, manned from contractors, can participate and the policy of Armenia in this matter has not changed. "I do not think that such a scenario is possible in the foreseeable future," Sargsyan said. He added that Armenia does not plan to increase the peacekeeping contingent in Lebanon yet.