Forecast: The participation of the European military in the formation  of a security zone in Syria is unlikely

ArmInfo.The participation of the European military in the formation of a security zone in Syria looks unlikely. Expert of the Center for Public Relations and  Information of the Administration of the Prime Minister of Armenia  Karen Veranyan expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.

"The administration of Donald Trump is very actively trying to  involve the military from the European Union countries in the  formation of a security zone in Syria. Negotiations in this  direction, in particular, are conducted with Britain, Germany and  France. Washington expects that in general the EU will send more than  1,500 troops to Syria" - he said.

According to expert estimates, Washington believes that the  participation of the European military in creating a buffer zone in  Syria will allow this operation under the auspices of NATO, which in  turn will force Turkey to join it. Thus, the US administration is  trying to keep the Turkish army from new actions against the Syrian  Kurds.

"Nevertheless, in my opinion, the deployment of European soldiers in  Syria seems unlikely, moreover, under the auspices of the Alliance.  The main reason is the contradictions and problems within Europe:   Brexit, rallies of yellow vests in France, etc. There is one more  important reason. The participation of the EU in American operations  in Syria will significantly exacerbate the contradictions and  confrontation between the EU and Russia. But Brussels will not decide  now, " Veranyan concluded.

To note, the military contingent of 83 servicemen of the Armenian  armed forces in Syria since February 8 is actually in the Russian  group. As Head of the Center for Regional Studies Richard Kirakosyan  told ArmInfo earlier, Moscow seeks for an even deeper and more  extensive presence of the Armenian military in Syria. However, for  Yerevan and the existing humanitarian level is already quite a  weighty compromise.  "In this light, the Armenian military needs to  exercise the utmost degree of caution in order to avoid participation  in any hostilities initiated by Moscow," the analyst is convinced.   According to press secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia  Artsrun Hovhannisyan, Armenian specialists will carry out  humanitarian activities related to demining, mine awareness of the  population, provision of medical assistance in Aleppo, exclusively  outside the zone of military operations. Head of the Armenian defense  department Davit Tonoyan also stressed the humanitarian character of  the mission.