Azerbaijan, Baku, May 29 / Trend , A.Huseynbala/
The Azerbaijani parliament has developed a bill on status of troops participating in peacekeeping operations.
"To adopt this bill, we have received positive opinions from the ministries of finance and defense, as well as the president's advisor on defense affairs," Parliamentary of First Vice Speaker and Head of the Committee on Security and Defense Ziyafat Asgarov told journalists on May 29.
A total of 45 Azerbaijani peacekeepers are serving in the composition of the International Security Assistance Forces in Afghanistan. They are fulfilling patrol supervision in Kabul. Their number has reached 90 after it.
Peacekeeping group was organized in the Azerbaijani National Army in 1997 and then peacekeeping crowd. There are 150 soldiers of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces in the composition of the Multinational Forces in Iraq and 34 of them served in Kosovo, The Azerbaijani servicemen have supervised over 18 villages of the country. About 400 Azerbaijani soldiers have served in Kosovo. The Azerbaijani peacekeeping group in Kosovo served in the composition of the Turkish Armed Forces. After declaration of independence of the country, Azerbaijan withdrew its peacekeepers from Kosovo due to its political views.
Asgarov said the bill has been prepared for discussions, but it will be discussed only in the autumn session.
"As we participate in peacekeeping operations, it is too necessary to adopt this bill," the first vice-speaker said.
Asgarov did not give additional information about the details of the bill.
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