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http://www.ptd.net/webnews/wed/dq/Qiraq-kyrgyzstan-slovakia.RKiC_DM4.html Slovak president, visiting Kyrgyzstan, reaffirms support for war in Iraq -Slovakia has agreed to send a special 75-member biological and chemical weapons protection unit to take part in any US-led offensive against Iraq and to allow US soliders and equipment to cross Slovakian territory in the event of war. BISHKEK, March 4 (AFP) - Slovak President Rudolf Schuster reaffirmed his country's support for a US-led war against Iraq Tuesday after talks with his Kyrgyz counterpart Askar Akayev. "Slovakia firmly supports the United States in the issue of Iraq," Schuster told a press conference in the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Akayev repeated his Central Asian country's opposition to the use of force in the Iraqi crisis without the United Nations' sanction. Slovakia is one of several eastern European former members of the former communist bloc that have been vocal supporters of a possible US-led war on Iraq, in contrast to European heayweights France and Germany. Slovakia has agreed to send a special 75-member biological and chemical weapons protection unit to take part in any US-led offensive against Iraq and to allow US soliders and equipment to cross Slovakian territory in the event of war. Schuster and Akayev also discussed boosting economic ties, cooperation in the sphere of tourism, and cultural ties between their countries. A group of Slovak businessmen accompanying Schuster are expected to join their Kyrgyz colleagues at a business forum in capital Bishkek on Wednesday. "It is important to stimulate the businesses of our counries, ... and we hope this visit will help us to have a better idea of the Central Asian market, " the Slovak president said. On Wednesday, Schuster is scheduled to travel to lake Issyk-Kul, a popular tourist destination in Kyrgyzstan. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bdn7KI.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html ==^================================================================
