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Social | 18.01.10 | 17:54

Willing but not Invited: Armenian rescuers still not sent to Haiti

By John Hughes
ArmeniaNow Chief Editor
An Armenian rescue team on standby since last Thursday, has still not deployed to Haiti, nearly a week after the devastating earthquake and massive loss of life for which some 30 other rescue teams are now on the ground.

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Random Armenian (unverified)
18.01.2010 09:04
So the UN has the final say on this? The Armenian team can't just show up or hitch a ride with another country? This sucks, they should be in Haiti.
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